The Société Chimique de France (SCF) is a learned society and professional association founded in 1857 to represent the interests of French chemists in a variety of ways in local, national and international contexts.[1] Until 2009 the organization was known as the Société Française de Chimie.
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| Formation | 1857 |
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| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Paris |
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Official language | French |
| Website | www.societechimiquedefrance.fr |
History
editThe Society traces its origins back to an organization of young Parisian chemists who began meeting in May 1857 under the name Société Chimique, with the goal of self-study and mutual education. In 1858 the established chemist Adolphe Wurtz joined the society, now named the Société Chimique de Paris, and immediately transformed it into a learned society modeled after the Chemical Society of London, which was the precursor of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Like its British counterpart, the French association sought to foster the communication of new ideas and facts throughout France and across international borders.[2] In 1906, the society changed its name from Société Chimique de Paris to Société Chimique de France; in 1983 it became the Société Française de Chimie; and in 2009 it returned to the name Société Chimique de France.[3]
Activities
editSupport for the Bulletin de la Société Chimique de Paris began in 1858.
In the 21st century, the society has become a member of European Chemical Society, which is an organization of 16 European chemical societies. This European consortium was established in the late 1990s as many chemical journals owned by national chemical societies were amalgamated.[4] In 2010 they started ChemistryViews.org, their news and information service for chemists and other scientists worldwide.
Prizes and awards
editThe society acknowledges individual achievement with prizes and awards, including:
- Raymond Berr Prize
- 1954: Charles Glacet[5]
- 1955: Raymond Jean Calas[6]
- 1958: Guy Ourisson[7]
- 1961: Marc Julia[8]
- 1965: Robert Collongues[9]
- 1967: Jean-Pierre Ebel[10]
- 1970: Pierre Potier[11]
- 1972: Jean Flahaut[12]
- 1976: Henri B. Kagan[13]
- 1978: Jean-Marie Lehn[14]
- 1979: J. P. Kovalevsky[15]
- 1981: Bernard Trémillon[16]
- 1985: Philippe Sautet[17]
- 1988: François Mathey[18]
- 1993: Pierre Sigwalt[19]
- Lavoisier Medal of the Société Chimique de France is awarded to a person or institution in order to distinguish the work or actions which have enhanced the perceived value of chemistry in society.[20]
- 1904: James Dewar
- 1906: William Perkin[21]
- 1912: Victor Grignard[22]
- 1922: Theodore William Richards[23]
- 1935: Cyril Norman Hinshelwood[24]
- 1948: Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd[25]
- 1949: Rudolf Signer[26][27]
- 1954: Iraj Lalezari[28]
- 1955: Karl Ziegler[29]
- 1968: Robert Burns Woodward
- 1983: Paul B. Weisz[30][31]
- 1992: Marc Julia and Raymond Wey[20]
- 1993: William M. Hess, Armand Lattes, Ernest Maréchal,[32] Eugène Papirer and L.-A. Plaquette[20]
- 1994: David A. Evans;[20] Marco Aurelio de Paoli;[20] Rudolph Marcus;[33] Steven Wolff[20]
- 1995: Derek Barton; Rudolf Hoppe[20]
- 1997: Jean-Marie Lehn[14]
- 1998: Jean-Baptiste Donnet[20]
- 1999: Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)[20]
- 2000: F. Albert Cotton[20]
- 2004: Fred McLafferty[34][35][20]
- 2013: Gérard Férey[20]
- 2015: Jacques Livage,[20] Henri B. Kagan
- 2018: Christian Amatore[36]
- 2023: Jean-Marie Tarascon[37]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Société Chimique de France (SCF), Mission Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e Lagowski, J. J. (1991). "A British Sesquicentennial," Journal of Chemical Education, Vol 68, No. 1, p. 1; acknowledging the sesquicentennial of The Chemical Society in London, which eventually became the Royal Society of Chemistry; retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ "Histoire de la SCF - Société Chimique de France". www.societechimiquedefrance.fr. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06.
- ^ ChemPubSoc Europe, mission; participating societies
- ^ "Charles Glacet" (PDF).
- ^ "Le Doyen Raymond Calas, 1914-1996" (PDF).
- ^ "Report to the Mr Masahiro Kawasaki,President, Japan Science and Technology Corporation". www.jst.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Lestel, Laurence (2008-01-01), "MARC JULIA", MARC JULIA (in French), EDP Sciences, pp. 283–288, doi:10.1051/978-2-7598-0315-6.c050/html, ISBN 978-2-7598-0315-6, retrieved 2023-12-08
- ^ "LE PROFESSEUR R. COLLONGUES LAURÉAT DU PRIX RAYMOND BERR 1965". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1965-11-25. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "EBEL Jean-Pierre". Fédération des Sociétés d'Histoire et d'Archéologie d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Pierre Potier".
- ^ "Jean Flahaut | In memoriam | Membres | Nous connaître". www.academie-sciences.fr. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Samarium diiodide, a tool in the area of asymmetric synthesis----ICCAS". english.ic.cas.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ a b Canal-U: "Chimie et création. Du moléculaire au supramoléculaire" — Auteurs, Jean-Marie Lehn
- ^ "REMISE DE LA MÉDAILLE RAYMOND BERR A M. J.P. KOVALEVSKY" (PDF) (in French).
- ^ "Disparition de Bernard Trémillon, ancien directeur de Chimie ParisTech - PSL". Chimie ParisTech - PSL (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Philippe Sautet, Chimiste, Laboratoire de chimie | École normale supérieure de Lyon". www.ens-lyon.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "François Mathey | In memoriam | Membres | Nous connaître". www.academie-sciences.fr. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Pierre Sigwalt" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m SCF, Lauréats de la médaille Lavoisier Archived 2010-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Colorants Industry History[usurped], William H. Perkin[usurped]
- ^ Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1912, Victor Grignard bio notes
- ^ Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1914, Theodore Richards bio notes
- ^ Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1956: Cyril Hinshelwood bio notes
- ^ Janus, Papers of Lord Todd, GBR/0014/TODD
- ^ Center for Oral History. "Rudolf Signer". Science History Institute.
- ^ Koeppel, Tonja (30 September 1986). Rudolf Signer, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by Tonja Koeppel at Berne, Switzerland on 30 September 1986 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: The Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry.
- ^ Karmel Melamed. "Iranian Jews mourn passing of scientific giant Dr. Iraj Lalezari". Jewish News Syndicate. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Karl Ziegler bio notes
- ^ Center for Oral History. "Paul B. Weisz". Science History Institute.
- ^ Bohning, James J. (27 March 1995). Paul B. Weisz, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James J. Bohning at State College, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1995 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Ernest Maréchal". Chemistry International. 38 (3–4): 30–30. 2016-05-01. doi:10.1515/ci-2016-3-413. ISSN 1365-2192.
- ^ Caltech, Rudolph Marcus CV Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Center for Oral History. "Fred W. McLafferty". Science History Institute.
- ^ Grayson, Michael A. (23 January 2007). Fred W. McLafferty, Transcript of Interviews Conducted by Michael A. Grayson at Cornell University Ithaca, New York on 22 and 23 January 2007 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.
- ^ "Médaille Lavoisier". Département de chimie (in French). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Jean-Marie Tarascon reçoit la médaille Lavoisier de la Société Chimique de France". RS2E (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-07.