Raymond Lemieux
Raymond Urgel Lemieux | |
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| Born | June 16, 1920 |
| Died | July 22, 2000 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (B.Sc., Honor) McGill University (Ph.D.) Ohio State University (Postdoctoral) |
| Known for | carbohydrate chemistry, the first synthesis of sucrose, anomeric effect, Lemieux-Johnson oxidation |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Canada (1968), Tishler Award (Harvard University, 1983), NSERC Gold Medal in Science (1991), Albert Einstein World Award of Science (1992), Companion of the Order of Canada (1994), Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1999) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemist |
| Institutions | University of Alberta University of Ottawa University of Saskatchewan National Research Council |
Raymond Urgel Lemieux, CC, AOE, FRS (June 16, 1920 – July 22, 2000) was a Canadian organic chemist, who pioneered many discoveries in the field of chemistry, his first and most famous being the synthesis of sucrose. His contributions include the discovery of the anomeric effect and the development of general methodologies for the synthesis of saccharides still employed in the area of carbohydrate chemistry. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Royal Society (England), and a recipient of the prestigious Albert Einstein World Award of Science and Wolf Prize in Chemistry.