David Ginsburg (chemist)

David Ginsburg
Born	1920 (1920) New York City, United States
Died	1988(1988-00-00) (aged 67–68) Israel
Nationality	Israel
Education	BSc, City College of New York (1941) MSc, Columbia University (1942) PhD, New York University (1947)
Known for	Synthetic organic chemistry, natural products, total synthesis of morphine
Notable work	Non-Benzenoid Aromatic Compounds (1960), Opium Alkaloids: Selected Topics (1962)
Awards	Israel Prize (1972, Exact Sciences)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Weizmann Institute of Science Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

David Ginsburg (1920–1988) was an Israeli research pioneer in the synthetic organic chemistry industry. He was born in New York City. At the age of 13 he immigrated to mandatory Palestine.