Herbert A. Winklemann (3 May 1893- 2 June 1965) was a chemist at B. F. Goodrich, known as a co-inventor (with Harold Gray) of the first antioxidant, AgeRite, developed in 1924 and marketed for rubber.
[1][2] He wrote an early account of rubber recycling,[3] and he studied the mitigation of ozone cracking.
He continued as a graduate assistant at the University of Illinois for 3 years before resigning to enter military service.
From 1917-1919 he was stationed at American University Experiment Station in Washington, D.C., and at Lakehurst Proving Ground in Lakehurst, New Jersey, completing his military service at the rank of captain in the Chemical Warfare Service.
He then returned to the University of Illinois to complete his doctorate in 1919, entitled "The determination of organic compounds in low concentrations".