Bader, Alfred, 1924-....

Born in Vienna on 28 April 1924. Education: B.Sc., engineering chemistry, Queen's University (1944); B.A., history, Queen's University (1946); M.S., chemistry, Queen's University (1947); Ph.D., organic chemistry, Harvard University (1949). Employment: 1943-1947 Murphy Paint Company ; 1950-1954 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company ; 1951, 1954-1975 Aldrich Chemical Company ; 1975-1980 Sigma-Aldrich Corporation.

From the description of Oral history interview with Alfred R. Bader, 1987 July 31. (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 62902031

Johann Josef Loschmidt was an Austrian chemist and physicist. In certain circles he is regarded as the Father of Structural Chemistry because he recognized truths about the nature of molecular bonds that Kekule denied outright or only belatedly accepted. Archibald Scott Couper was a Scottish chemist educated in Berlin and Paris. His paper on the structure of molecules was written before Kekule's, but only published after, thus denying him primacy of discovery. Couper never recovered from this set back and a resultant nervous breakdown essentially put an end to his career as a working chemist.

From the description of The Johann Josef Loschmidt & Archibald Scott Couper Collection, 1853-1997 (bulk 1990-1997) (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 772065296