Ralph F. Hirschmann (1922–2009)

✍ Scribed by Luis Moroder

• Book ID: 101570950
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 158 KB
• Volume: 48
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0044-8249
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905975

✦ Synopsis

Ralph Franz Hirschmann, one of the great pioneers in peptide chemistry and an internationally respected scientist in medicinal chemistry, died on June 20, 2009 at his home in Lansdale, Pennsylvania at the age of 87. Trained as an organic chemist in the synthesis of steroids, he matured into a world-class scientist who made seminal contributions to peptide chemistry, protein chemistry, and medicinal chemistry with profound impact in biomedical sciences both at the academic and industrial levels. With a deep understanding