Jānis Polis | |
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| Born |
25 June 1938 |
| Died | 12 April 2011 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Alma mater | Riga Polytechnical Institute |
| Known for | Development of one of the first methods of synthesis of rimantadine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis |
Jānis Polis (25 June 1938 – 12 April 2011) was a Soviet and Latvian pharmacologist and the developer of one of the first methods of synthesis of rimantadine, which was discovered in 1963 by William W. Prichard of Du Pont & Co. He was born in Eleja parish, Latvia. On 6 February 2009, Polis was awarded the WIPO Award for Outstanding Inventors. Polis died in Riga, Latvia on 12 April 2011 at the age of 72.
Further reading
- Ieva Puķe (16–22 September 2010). "Talented but difficult" (PDF). Diena. Retrieved 13 April 2011. (in Latvian and English)
- "Janis Polis". Latvian Academy of Science. Retrieved 13 April 2011.