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John Ulric Nef (chemist)
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<p>John Ulric Nef (née Johann Ulrich Nef; June 14, 1862 – August 13, 1915) was a Swiss-born American chemist and the discoverer of the <a href="/facts/Nef_reaction/fk76geub">Nef reaction</a> and <a href="/facts/Nef_synthesis/XnHefodE">Nef synthesis</a>. He was a member of the <a href="/facts/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences/KptWYgz4">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a> and the <a href="/facts/National_Academy_of_Sciences/M3oePVeG">National Academy of Sciences</a>. </p>