Yoshito Kishi

Yoshito Kishi
Kishi in 2003
Born(1937-04-13)13 April 1937
Died9 January 2023(2023-01-09) (aged 85)
Alma materNagoya University (BS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsNagoya University
Harvard University
Thesisウミホタルルシフェリンの構造とその全合成 (1966)
Doctoral advisorYoshimasa Hirata
Doctoral studentsTohru Fukuyama
Stuart L. Schreiber
Other notable studentsRené Peters (chemist)

Yoshito Kishi (岸 義人, Kishi Yoshito, 13 April 1937 – 9 January 2023)[1] was a Japanese chemist who was the Morris Loeb Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University. He was known for his contributions to the sciences of organic synthesis and total synthesis.