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Charles Gerhardt, engraving
Charles Gerhardt
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Auguste Laurent
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Emil Fischer.
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Sir Derek H.R. Barton.
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Maud Leonora Menten
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John F. Hartwig
John F. Hartwig
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Stephen L. Buchwald
Stephen L. Buchwald
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Robert Bunsen
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