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Ei-ichi Negishi

1935 - 2021

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Ei-ichi Negishi (根岸 英一, Negishi Eiichi; July 14, 1935 – June 6, 2021) was a Japanese chemist who was best known for his discovery of the Negishi coupling. He spent most of his career at Purdue University in the United States, where he was the Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor and the director of the Negishi-Brown Institute. He was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for palladium catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis" jointly with Richard F. Heck and Akira Suzuki. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ei-ichi Negishi is the 160th most popular chemist (up from 168th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from China (up from 262nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 160 out of 602. Before him are Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Robert W. Holley, Paul D. Boyer, Feodor Lynen, Antoni Grabowski, and Katalin Karikó. After him are Georg Wittig, Edmond H. Fischer, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, and Willard Libby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 32. Before him are Françoise Sagan, Omar Sívori, Edward Said, Fairuz, John Cazale, and Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. After him are Harvey J. Alter, Mercedes Sosa, Bibi Andersson, Omar Bongo, Mylène Demongeot, and Gherman Titov. Among people deceased in 2021, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 33. Before him are Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Bell hooks, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Charlie Watts, Hans Küng, and Steven Weinberg. After him are Edmond H. Fischer, Idriss Déby, Nathalie Delon, Karolos Papoulias, DMX, and Nawal El Saadawi.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 142 out of 1,610. Before him are Hong Xiuquan (1814), Bolo Yeung (1946), Sun Jian (155), 1st Dalai Lama (1391), Ziying (-300), and Kumārajīva (343). After him are Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Wu Sangui (1612), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), Edmond H. Fischer (1920), Bai Qi (-250), and Zhengde Emperor (1491).

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Among CHEMISTS In China

Among chemists born in China, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 2. Before him are Tu Youyou (1930). After him are Edmond H. Fischer (1920).

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