Makoto Kumada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Makoto Kumada

Japanese chemist

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1920

Place of Birth: Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 28-Jun-2007

Profession: chemist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Makoto Kumada (?? ?, Kumada Makoto, 17 January 1920 – 28 June 2007) was a Japanese chemist and was a Professor of Chemistry first at Osaka City University until his retirement in 1983 at Kyoto University in Japan.
In 1972, Kumada's group reported nickel-catalyzed cross coupling reactions nearly concurrently with the Corriu group working in France.
The Kumada coupling now bears his name.