About
German chemist who is most famous for his work in discovering the Diels-Alder reaction. The insecticide, Aldrin, is caused by the reaction and is named after him.
Before Fame
He lost both of his parents to the Nazi Gestapo during World War II because they were Jewish.
Trivia
He worked tirelessly on the investigations of the synthesis of organic compounds.
Family Life
He got married to Irene Hawthorne, a former prima ballerina, on March 10, 1948; then married Christiane Tocco on September 16, 1965.
Associated With
He won the Nobel Prize for chemistry, much like Linus Pauling.
