Kenkichi Sonogashira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kenkichi Sonogashira

Japanese chemist

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1931

Place of Birth: Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Kenkichi Sonogashira (?? ??, Sonogashira Kenkichi, born 25 October 1931) is a Japanese chemist and was a Professor of Chemistry at Osaka University in Japan.
He discovered the Sonogashira coupling in 1975.
Sonogashira was later a professor at Osaka City University and retired in 2004.