Ira Remsen | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | February 10, 1846
Died | March 4, 1927 | (aged 81)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons University of Göttingen |
Known for | Discovery of saccharin Founder, American Chemical Journal |
Spouse | Elisabeth Hilleard Mallory |
Awards | Priestley Medal (1923) Willard Gibbs Award (1914) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Tübingen Williams College Johns Hopkins University |
Doctoral advisor | Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig |
Doctoral students | William Henry Emerson Charles Herty William A. Noyes Kotaro Shimomura |
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Ira Remsen (February 10, 1846 – March 4, 1927) was an American chemist who discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin along with Constantin Fahlberg. He was the second president of Johns Hopkins University.
He was the founder of the American Chemical Journal, which he edited from 1879 to 1914.[1][2][3]