Akira Ogata

Akira Ogata (緒方 章, Ogata Akira, October 26, 1887 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan – August 22, 1978) was a Japanese chemist and the first to synthesize methamphetamine in crystalline form in 1919.[1]

  1. ^ Zorea, Aharon W. (2014), Steroids, Health and Medical Issues Today, ABC-CLIO, p. 208, ISBN 9781440803000.