Started by chemistry teacher Hermann Römpp in 1947 it has evolved to the leading chemical encyclopedia in German language.
[1] After the first five editions by Hermann Römpp, Erhard Ühlein took over editorship in 1964.
In 1988, Römpp's Chemistry Lexicon was transferred to Thieme Medical Publishers, with editorship handled by a team of authors.
[2] The editorial team has created several spinoffs, e.g. the Römpp Encyclopedia Natural Products (2000) and volumes about biotechnology & genetics, environment, food chemistry, and paint & varnish.
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