Ira Remsen

Ira Remsen
Portrait painting, 1906
Born(1846-02-10)February 10, 1846
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1927(1927-03-04) (aged 81)
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
University of Göttingen
Known forDiscovery of saccharin
Founder, American Chemical Journal
SpouseElisabeth Hilleard Mallory
AwardsPriestley Medal (1923)
Willard Gibbs Award (1914)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Tübingen
Williams College
Johns Hopkins University
Doctoral advisorWilhelm Rudolph Fittig
Doctoral studentsWilliam Henry Emerson
Charles Herty
William A. Noyes
Kotaro Shimomura
Ebenezer Emmet Reid
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Ira Remsen (February 10, 1846 – March 4, 1927) was an American chemist who introduced organic chemistry research and education in the United States along the lines of German universities where he received his early training. He was the first professor of chemistry and the second president of Johns Hopkins University. He founded the American Chemical Journal, which he edited from 1879 to 1914. The discovery of Saccharine was made in his laboratory by Constantine Fahlberg who worked in collaboration with Remsen but patented the synthesis on his own, earning the ire of Remsen.[1][2][3]

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