Henri B. Kagan
French chemist (born 1930)
Henri B. Kagan
Henri Boris Kagan (French: [ɑ̃ʁi kaɡɑ̃]; born 15 December 1930) is a French chemist. He is currently an emeritus professor at the Université Paris-Saclay in France. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of asymmetric catalysis. His discoveries have had far-reaching impacts on the pharmaceutical industry. In 2026, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Kensō Soai "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."
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