For a period, he studied in the laboratory that James Curtis Booth, the eminent chemist, established in 1836.

Maxwell Simpson (15 March 1815 - 26 February 1902) was an eminent Irish chemist.

In February 1875 Edward Frankland, an eminent chemist, gave a Discourse on river pollution.

Juan Scaiano is one of Canada's most eminent chemists.

The award recognizes "eminent chemists who ... have brought to the world developments that enable everyone to live more comfortably and to understand this world better."

(August Kekulé (1829-1896), who would become an eminent organic chemist, was one of his laboratory assistants during this time.)

William's uncle Bryan Higgins was also an eminent chemist.

Its members included eminent chemists from overseas including August Wilhelm von Hofmann, who became its president in 1861.

Samuel Sugden, FRS was an eminent chemist in the first half of the 20th century.

Georgi Bliznakov (14 November 1920 - April 2004) was an eminent Bulgarian chemist.