Scientific Biographies
Science is a human pursuit. Meet the people behind some of the most significant achievements and discoveries in the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences.
William Henry Perkin
In 1856 Perkin accidentally discovered mauvine—the first commercialized synthetic dye—and introduced a new era in the chemical industry.


Nancy Chang
b. 1950

Paul Charpentier
n.d.

Uma Chowdhry
b. 1947

Stanley N. Cohen
b. 1935

Mildred Cohn
1913 - 2009

James Bertram Collip
1892 - 1965

Carl Ferdinand Cori
1896 - 1984

Gerty Theresa Cori
1896 - 1957

Archibald Scott Couper
1831 - 1892

Simone Courvoisier
n.d.

Francis Crick
1916 - 2004

Marie Sklodowska Curie
1867 - 1934

Robert F. Curl
b. 1933

John Dalton
1766 - 1844

Marie Maynard Daly
1921 - 2003

George E. Davis
1850 - 1906

Humphry Davy
1778 - 1829

Jean Delay
1907 - 1987

Pierre Deniker
1917 - 1998

Carl Djerassi
1923 - 2015

Gerhard Domagk
1895 - 1964

Herbert Henry Dow
1866 - 1930

Charles Richard Drew
1904 - 1950

Eleuthère Irénée du Pont
1771 - 1834

Paul Ehrlich
1854 - 1915

Gertrude Elion
1918 - 1999

Michael Faraday
1791 - 1867

Louis Fieser
1899 - 1977
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