Robert Sidney Cahn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert Sidney Cahn
British chemist
Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1899
Place of Birth: Hampstead, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 15-Jun-1981
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Robert Sidney Cahn
- Robert Sidney Cahn (9 June 1899 – 15 June 1981) was a British chemist, best known for his contributions to chemical nomenclature and stereochemistry, particularly by the Cahn–Ingold–Prelog priority rules, which he proposed in 1956 with Christopher Kelk Ingold and Vladimir Prelog.Cahn was born in Hampstead, London.
- He became a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry and was editor of the Journal of the Chemical Society from 1949 until 1963, and he remained with the Society as Director of Publications Research until his retirement in 1965.
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