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John Ulric Nef (chemist)
Chemist

John Ulric Nef (née Johann Ulrich Nef; June 14, 1862 – August 13, 1915) was a Swiss-born American chemist and the discoverer of the Nef reaction and Nef synthesis. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.

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Life

His parents emigrated from Switzerland to the United States, where Nef studied chemistry at Harvard University until 1884. Upon graduation, he joined Adolf von Baeyer at the University of Munich, where he received his Ph.D. in 1887.3

He was a professor at Purdue University from 1887 till 1889 and at Clark University from 1889 till 1892. In 1892 Nef joined the newly formed University of Chicago as professor of chemistry, where he spent the rest of his academic career.45 He died in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California on August 13, 1915.6

His son John Ulric Nef (1899–1988) became a professor of economic history and published several books.78

Work

The discovery of the Nef reaction and the papers about divalent carbon (carbenes) were his major achievements.910

See also

References

  1. Wolfrom, Melville L. (1960). "John Ulric Nef: 1862–1915". Biographical Memoirs (PDF) (1st ed.). Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. pp. 216–218. Retrieved February 24, 2016. /wiki/Melville_Wolfrom ↩

  2. Wolfrom, Melville L. (1960). "John Ulric Nef: 1862–1915". Biographical Memoirs (PDF) (1st ed.). Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. pp. 216–218. Retrieved February 24, 2016. /wiki/Melville_Wolfrom ↩

  3. Molella, Arthur P. (1990). "John U. Nef (1899–1988)". Technology and Culture. 31 (4): 916–920. doi:10.1353/tech.1990.a901687. JSTOR 3105944. S2CID 260016735. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩

  4. Molella, Arthur P. (1990). "John U. Nef (1899–1988)". Technology and Culture. 31 (4): 916–920. doi:10.1353/tech.1990.a901687. JSTOR 3105944. S2CID 260016735. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩

  5. Wolfrom, Melville L. (1960). "John Ulric Nef: 1862–1915". Biographical Memoirs (PDF) (1st ed.). Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. pp. 216–218. Retrieved February 24, 2016. /wiki/Melville_Wolfrom ↩

  6. "Drops Dead on Carmel Street". The Salinas Californian. August 14, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian/32245124/ ↩

  7. Molella, Arthur P. (1990). "John U. Nef (1899–1988)". Technology and Culture. 31 (4): 916–920. doi:10.1353/tech.1990.a901687. JSTOR 3105944. S2CID 260016735. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩

  8. Wolfrom, Melville L. (1960). "John Ulric Nef: 1862–1915". Biographical Memoirs (PDF) (1st ed.). Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. pp. 216–218. Retrieved February 24, 2016. /wiki/Melville_Wolfrom ↩

  9. Molella, Arthur P. (1990). "John U. Nef (1899–1988)". Technology and Culture. 31 (4): 916–920. doi:10.1353/tech.1990.a901687. JSTOR 3105944. S2CID 260016735. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩

  10. Wolfrom, Melville L. (1960). "John Ulric Nef: 1862–1915". Biographical Memoirs (PDF) (1st ed.). Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. pp. 216–218. Retrieved February 24, 2016. /wiki/Melville_Wolfrom ↩