Arthur Eichengrun
Arthur Eichengrun · Science & Medicine
Chemist who played a central role in the development of aspirin.
1867, Aachen, Germany — 1949, Bad Wiessee, Germany
Germany
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Arthur Eichengrün was a German chemist who played a central role at Bayer in the development of aspirin and later invented cellulose-acetate materials. Born into a Jewish family in Aachen, he was persecuted under the Nazis, survived internment in the Theresienstadt ghetto, and fought to have his role in aspirin's history recognized.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Chemist who played a central role in the development of aspirin.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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