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IUPAC

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY.

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry usually abbreviated to IUPAC  is an independent organization that deals with setting up and expanding standards that are important for chemistry in the broadest sense of the world. the word. Thanks to the efforts of the IUPAC, there is a worldwide standardized method for the systematic naming of organic chemical compounds ( IUPAC nomenclature ). The IUPAC also ensured a consistent naming of the groups of the periodic table and maintains its classification.

IUPAC is a member of the International Council of Sciences (ICSU), an independent organization founded in 1931 that deals with standardization in science in general. Synonymous with this IUPAC name is systematic name.

Two pages published by the IUPAC are the monthly Pure and Applied Chemistry and the bi-monthly Chemistry International .

Sometimes the organization is headed by a person here are the presidents...

This is a chronological list of the presidents of the IUPAC , the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, since its inception.

PeriodChairmanNationality
1920-1922Charles MoureuFlag of France France
1923-1925William Jackson PopeFlag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
1926-1928Ernst Julius CohenFlag of the Netherlands The Netherlands
1928-1934Einar BiilmanFlag of Denmark Denmark
1934-1938N. ParavanoFlag of Italy Italy
1938-1947Marston Taylor BogertFlag of United States United States
1947-1951Hugo Rudolph KruytFlag of the Netherlands The Netherlands
1951-1955Arne TiseliusFlag of Sweden Sweden
1955-1959Arthur StollFlag of Switzerland Switzerland
1959-1963William Albert Noyes Jr.Flag of United States United States
1963-1965Lord ToddFlag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
1965-1967Wilhelm KlemmFlag of Germany Germany
1967-1969VN KondratievFlag of the Soviet Union from 1955-1980 Soviet Union
1969-1971Albert Lloyd George ReesFlag of Australia Australia
1971-1973Jacques BénardFlag of France France
1973-1975Harold ThompsonFlag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
1975-1977Robert W. CairnsFlag of United States United States
1977-1979Georges SmetsFlag of Belgium Belgium
1979-1981Heinrich ZollingerFlag of Switzerland Switzerland
1981-1983Saburo NagakuraFlag of Japan Japan
1983-1985William G. SchneiderFlag of Canada Canada
1985-1987CNR RaoFlag of India India
1987-1989Valentin A. KoptyugFlag of the Soviet Union from 1955-1980 Soviet Union
1989-1991Yves JeanninFlag of France France
1991-1993Allen J. BardFlag of United States United States
1993-1995Karol I. ZamaraevFlag of Russia Russia
1996-1997Albert E. FischliFlag of Switzerland Switzerland
1998-1999Joshua JortnerFlag of Israel Israel
2000-2001Alan HayesFlag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
2002-2003Pieter Streicher SteynFlag of South Africa South Africa
2004-2005Leiv Kristen SydnesFlag of Norway Norway
2006-2007Bryan HenryFlag of Canada Canada
2008-2009Jung-Il JinFlag of South Korea South Korea
2010-2011Nicole J. MoreauFlag of France France
2012-2013Kazuyuki TatsumiFlag of Japan Japan
2014-2015Mark CesaFlag of United States United States
2016-2017Natalia TarasovaFlag of Russia Russia.

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