Max G. Gergel (July 24, 1921[1] - July 5, 2017) was an American chemist and art collector. He graduated with a BS in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1942 and founded the Columbia Organic Chemical Company in 1944; he was a cousin of the Hon. Richard Mark Gergel, a Judge of the U. S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.[2][3] He died in Columbia, South Carolina, on July 5, 2017, aged 96.[4]

The first volume of his autobiography Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide? was published in 1977.[5] Research chemist Derek Lowe described the book as an "extraordinary memoir".[6]

Published works

  • Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide?
  • The Ageless Gergel

References

  1. ↑ Stinso, Stephen C. (1986). "Adventures in Making Fine Chemicals". Chemical & Engineering News. American Chemical Society. 64 (31): 23–24. doi:10.1021/cen-v064n031.p023.
  2. ↑ "Looking Back — Max Gergel" (PDF). USC Chemist. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Advisors". Arkalon Chemical Technologies, LLC. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Berger, Eric (July 16, 2017). "96-Year-Old South Carolina Man's Last Mitzvah: A Bar Mitzvah". Chabad-Lubavitch News. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ Gergel, Max (1977). Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide? (PDF). Pierce Chemical Company.
  6. ↑ Lowe, Derek (May 27, 2010). "Max Gergel's Memoirs". Corante. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.


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