Joseph Rosin (August 4, 1878 - July 3, 1969) was a

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...

and a vice president at Merck and the recipient of the 1945

Remington Medal The Remington Honor Medal, named for eminent community pharmacist, manufacturer, and educator Joseph P. Remington (1847–1918), was established in 1918 to recognize distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy during the preceding year, ...

for contributions to

pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

. He wrote Reagent Chemicals and Standards, a reference for chemists which saw numerous editions published. He also served as the congregation president of Temple Sholom in Plainfield, NJ from 1934-1935.

References

1878 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American chemists Merck Group people {{US-business-bio-1870s-stub