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Born May 1, 1824 • London • England
Died May 6, 1904 (aged 80) • England
Subjects Of Study Williamson ether synthesis • alcohol • catalysis • chemical equilibrium • ether

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Pierre-Eugène-Marcellin Berthelot, engraving by Philippe-Auguste Cattelain.
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Jean-Baptiste-André Dumas, engraving, 1879
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Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff, detail of an oil painting by Helene Büchmann.
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J. Fraser Stoddart
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Sidney Altman
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Richard F. Heck, 2010.
Richard F. Heck
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Negishi Ei-ichi
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Suzuki Akira
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Roger Adams
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Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday
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Joseph Priestley
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Henry Cavendish
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