Elias James Corey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Elias James Corey

American chemist

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: Methuen, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Elias James Corey

  • Elias James "E.J." Corey (Arabic: ????? ???? ?????; born July 12, 1928) is an American-Lebanese organic chemist.
  • In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis.
  • Regarded by many as one of the greatest living chemists, he has developed numerous synthetic reagents, methodologies and total syntheses and has advanced the science of organic synthesis considerably.

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