Kurt Mislow

Kurt Martin Mislow (June 5, 1923 – October 5, 2017) was a German-born American organic chemist who specialized in stereochemistry.

Born in Berlin on June 5, 1923, Mislow had moved to London by 1938, after some time in Milan.

With the help of his uncle Alfred Eisenstaedt, Mislow's family left London for New York City in 1940.

Mislow earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tulane University in 1944, and received a doctorate from the California Institute of Technology, where he was supervised by Linus Pauling.

In 1999, Mislow was named a foreign member of the Accademia dei Lincei.