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Ekkehard Winterfeldt (1932 – 2014)
Author(s) -
Kalesse Markus
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201410838
Subject(s) - passion , wife , enthusiasm , german , classics , chemistry , art history , psychology , art , philosophy , theology , linguistics , psychotherapist
Ekkehard Winterfeldt, who was President of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemical Society; GDCh) from 1996–1997 passed away on October 11, 2014. His research achievements included the synthesis of alkaloids and steroids, and stereoselective transformations. He was known as a gentleman and an inspiring scholar, and was able to convey his passion for science to everybody who worked with him.