Ira Remsen

Ira Remsen
Born	(1846-02-10)February 10, 1846 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 4, 1927(1927-03-04) (aged 81) Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons University of Göttingen
Known for	Discovery of saccharin Founder, American Chemical Journal
Spouse	Elisabeth Hilleard Mallory
Awards	Priestley Medal (1923) Willard Gibbs Award (1914)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Tübingen Williams College Johns Hopkins University
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
Doctoral students	William Henry Emerson Charles Herty William A. Noyes Kotaro Shimomura
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Ira Remsen (February 10, 1846 – March 4, 1927) was an American chemist who discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin along with Constantin Fahlberg. He was the second president of Johns Hopkins University.

He was the founder of the American Chemical Journal, which he edited from 1879 to 1914.^[1][2][3]