Erik Christian Clemmensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erik Christian Clemmensen

Danish American chemist

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1876

Place of Birth: Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 21-May-1941

Profession: chemist

Nationality: United States, Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Erik Christian Clemmensen (August 12, 1876 – May 21, 1941) was a Danish-American chemist.
He is most commonly associated with the Clemmensen reduction, a method for converting a carbonyl group into a methylene group.