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E. J. Corey
Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemistry, organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis. Regarded by many as one of the greatest living chemists, he has developed numerous synthetic reagents, methodologies and total syntheses and has advanced the science of organic synthesis considerably. Biography E.J. Corey (the surname was anglicized from Levantine Arabic ''Khoury'', meaning ''priest'') was born to Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians, Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christian immigrants Fatima (née Hasham) and Elias Corey in Methuen, Massachusetts, north of Boston. His mother changed his name from William to "Elias" to honor his father, who died eighteen months after Corey's birth. His widowed mother, brother, two sisters, aunt and uncle all lived together in a spacious house, struggling through the Great Depression. As a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methuen, Massachusetts
Methuen () is a 23-square-mile (60 km2) city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 53,059 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Methuen lies along the northwestern edge of Essex County, just east of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County and just south of Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The city is bordered by Haverhill, Massachusetts, Haverhill to the northeast, North Andover, Massachusetts, North Andover to the southeast, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Lawrence and Andover, Massachusetts, Andover to the south, Dracut, Massachusetts, Dracut (Middlesex County) to the west, Pelham, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough County) to the northwest, and Salem, New Hampshire (Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Rockingham County) to the north. Methuen is located southwest from Newburyport, north-northwest of Boston and south-southeast of Manchester, New Hampshire. The city is a part of the Merrimack Valley and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
