Chemistry and Politics: Edvard Immanuel Hjelt (1855–1921)
@article{Kauffman1998ChemistryAP, title={Chemistry and Politics: Edvard Immanuel Hjelt (1855–1921)}, author={G. B. Kauffman and L. Niinist{\"o}}, journal={The Chemical Educator}, year={1998}, volume={3}, pages={1-15} }
Chemists who have made important contributions to politics, although a rare breed, date from the very inception of our science. Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794), the founder of modern chemistry, spent most of his time working as a financier, economist, accountant, banker, treasurer, academician, statistician,