Kenichi Fukui

Kenichi Fukui was a Japanese chemist. He became the first person of East Asian ancestry to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry when he won the 1981 prize with Roald Hoffmann, for their independent investigations into the mechanisms of chemical reactions.

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Who was born first?

• Kenichi Fukui and Paul D. Boyer were born the same year
• Kenichi Fukui and Derek Barton were born the same year
• Kenichi Fukui and Jerome Karle were born the same year
• Kenichi Fukui and Edwin G. Krebs were born the same year
• Kenichi Fukui and Katherine Johnson were born the same year

Timeline

1. Derek BartonSeptember 8, 1918 – March 16, 1998
2. Edwin G. KrebsJune 6, 1918 – December 21, 2009
3. Jerome KarleJune 18, 1918 – June 6, 2013
4. Katherine JohnsonAugust 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020
5. Kenichi Fukui (this page)October 4, 1918 – January 9, 1998
6. Paul D. BoyerJuly 31, 1918 – June 2, 2018

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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716