Lazăr Edeleanu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lazăr Edeleanu

Romanian chemist

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1861

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1941

Profession: inventor, chemist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Lazar Edeleanu (Romanian pronunciation: ['laz?r ede'le?anu]; 1 September 1861, Bucharest – 7 April 1941) 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.