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Elias James Corey

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Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Elias James Corey is the 270th most popular chemist (down from 242nd in 2024), the 1,714th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,511th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Chemist.

Elias James Corey is most famous for his work in the field of organic chemistry. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1990 for his work in developing methods to synthesize complex molecules.

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Among chemists, Elias James Corey ranks 270 out of 602. Before him are Martin Rodbell, Dudley R. Herschbach, Edwin G. Krebs, Emil Erlenmeyer, Fraser Stoddart, and Franz Karl Achard. After him are Georg Brandt, Rudolph A. Marcus, Joachim Sauer, Joseph L. Goldstein, Ben Feringa, and Akira Yoshino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Elias James Corey ranks 83. Before him are Capucine, Musa al-Sadr, Gaston Thorn, Tony Richardson, Seki Matsunaga, and Gustavo Gutiérrez. After him are Manfred Rommel, Bernard Cribbins, Robert Sheckley, Wolfgang von Trips, Burt Bacharach, and John Stewart Bell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elias James Corey ranks 1,714 out of 20,380. Before him are Randy Jackson (1961), Daniel Davis (1945), Patrick Duffy (1949), Donna Reed (1921), Robert Aldrich (1918), and Alan Silvestri (1950). After him are Robert Patrick (1958), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), Richard Matheson (1926), Joseph Cotten (1905), Rex Stout (1886), and John Forsyth (1780).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Elias James Corey ranks 65. Before him are Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966), Alfred G. Gilman (1941), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Martin Rodbell (1925), Dudley R. Herschbach (1932), and Edwin G. Krebs (1918). After him are Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), Thomas Cech (1947), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), Roderick MacKinnon (1956), Frances Arnold (1956), and Louis E. Brus (1943).

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