Lazăr Edeleanu

Lazăr Edeleanu (Romanian: [ˈlazər edeˈle̯anu]; 1 September 1861, Bucharest – 7 April 1941, Bucharest) was a Romanian chemist of Jewish origin. He is known for being the first chemist to synthesize amphetamine at the University of Berlin and for inventing the modern method of refining crude oil.

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