Lazăr Edeleanu
Romanian chemist (1861–1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lazăr Edeleanu (Romanian: [ˈlazər edeˈle̯anu]; 1 September 1861, Bucharest – 7 April 1941, Bucharest) was a Romanian chemist of Jewish origin.[1] He is known for being the first chemist to synthesize amphetamine at the University of Berlin and for inventing the modern method of refining crude oil.
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Born | (1861-09-01)1 September 1861 |
Died | 7 April 1941(1941-04-07) (aged 79) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
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Fields | Chemistry |
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Thesis | About some derivatives of phenyl methacrylic acid and phenyl isobutyric acid (1887) |
Doctoral advisor | August Wilhelm von Hofmann |
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