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Who died in January 1998

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Kenichi Fukui

Kenichi Fukui

19181998

Nobel laureate Japanese chemist who pioneered the frontier orbital theory for chemical reactions, explaining the roles of HOMO and LUMO

Vladimir Prelog

Vladimir Prelog

19061998

Bosnian-Swiss Nobel laureate in Chemistry known for his pioneering research into the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions