CHEMIST

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ei-ichi Negishi has received more than 242,373 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Ei-ichi Negishi is the 168th most popular chemist (up from 183rd in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from China (up from 285th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 168 out of 602. Before him are Harry Kroto, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Paul Flory, George Andrew Olah, and Marcellin Berthelot. After him are Ernst Chain, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Alexander R. Todd, Ascanio Sobrero, Sophia Brahe, and Johann Josef Loschmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 46. Before him are Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Jerry Lee Lewis, Giya Kancheli, Jim Peebles, Artur Rasizade, and Mirella Freni. After him are Jack Kemp, Harvey J. Alter, Harrison Schmitt, Pepe, David Harvey, and Zhelyu Zhelev. Among people deceased in 2021, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 50. Before him are Edmond H. Fischer, Wilbur Smith, Osamu Yamaji, Phil Spector, Bernard Haitink, and Hissène Habré. After him are Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Betty White, George Jung, Noah Gordon, Giampiero Boniperti, and Jean-Claude Carrière.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 261 out of 1,610. Before him are Cao Zhi (192), Benedict Anderson (1936), Emperor Huan of Han (132), Cao Ren (168), Ouyang Xiu (1007), and Wang Chong (27). After him are Guo Jia (170), Zaifeng, Prince Chun (1883), Lu Su (172), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), Di Renjie (630), and Lu Xun (183).

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Among CHEMISTS In China

Among chemists born in China, Ei-ichi Negishi ranks 3. Before him are Tu Youyou (1930), and Edmond H. Fischer (1920).

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