Dr. Joseph Fried (July 21, 1914 – August 17, 2001) was a Polish-American organic chemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1] He held 200 patents on chemical compounds, with 43 listing him as the sole holder.[1] He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Chicago.[2] Fried discovered fluorohydrocortisone, a chemical used to treat adrenal disorders.[2] He was also director of the organic chemistry at the Squibb Institute.[1] His discoveries were instrumental to the creation of medications to treat inflammatory disorders including as arthritis, psoriasis, and various skin allergies.[1] National Academies Press called him "an outstanding organic chemist who made very special contributions to the field of medicine".[3] Professor Elias James Corey (Nobel laureate, 1990) had this to say of Fried: "He was an outstanding, highly creative scientist who straddled both the worlds of pharmaceutical research and academic science. He was one of my heroes, and I've always thought of him as a model scientist of great character and great human warmth."[3]