Robert Sidney Cahn
Robert Sidney Cahn (born June 9, 1899 in Hampstead , London , † September 15, 1981 ) was a British chemist .
He is known for contributions to chemical nomenclature and stereochemistry. Cahn, Christopher Kelk Ingold and Vladimir Prelog proposed the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Convention in 1966 .
He was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry and from 1949 to 1963 editor of the Journal of the Chemical Society and was then director of publications for the Chemical Society until his retirement in 1965 .
Fonts
- An introduction to chemical nomenclature, Butterworths Scientific 1959, 5th edition with OC Dermer 1979
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| SURNAME | Cahn, Robert Sidney |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cahn, RS |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hampstead , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1981 |