Adrien Albert | |
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| Born | 19 November 1907 |
| Died | 29 December 1989 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Scots College University of Sydney College of the Pharmaceutical Society, University of London (Ph.D., 1937) (DSc., 1947) |
| Known for | Selective Toxicity |
| Awards | University Medal in Pharmaceutical Science Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Sydney Wellcome Research Institution, London John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University |
Adrien Albert AO (19 November 1907 – 29 December 1989) was a leading authority in the development of medicinal chemistry in Australia. Albert also authored many important books on chemistry, including one on selective toxicity.
His father, Jacques Albert, was a businessman in the music industry, and took a bride many years his junior; Mary Eliza Blanche. Albert had two much older half brothers, stemming from his father's previous marriage. After a few years, Jacques died, and so, Adrien Albert was raised by his mother and another relative. Albert attended schools in Randwick and Coogee, but soon settled into the Scots College in Sydney where he excelled in both music and science. He graduated in 1924.