May 27th |
1840 | Lars F. Nilson discovered scandium, was born. |
1857 | Theodor Curtius, a researcher in chemistry of hydrazines and azides; the Curtius rearrangement and characterized benzoylglycylglycine, was born. |
1909 | Mary Fieser researcher on quinones, natural products, and steroids; coauthored texts in organic chemistry with her husband, was born. |