Adrien Albert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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leading authority in the development of medicinal chemistry in Australia
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Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About Adrien Albert
- Adrien Albert (19 November 1907 in Sydney – 29 December 1989 in Canberra) was a leading authority in the development of medicinal chemistry in Australia.
- Albert also authored many important books on chemistry, including one on selective toxicity. His father, Jacques Albert, was a businessman in the music industry, and took a bride many years his junior; Mary Eliza Blanche.
- Albert had two much older half brothers, stemming from his father's previous marriage.
- After a few years, Jacques died, and so, Adrien Albert was raised by his mother and another relative.
- Albert attended schools in Randwick and Coogee, but soon settled into the Scots College in Sydney where he excelled in both music and science.
- He graduated in 1924.
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