Russell Earl Marker

American chemist (1902–1995)

Russell Earl Marker (March 12, 1902 – March 3, 1995) was an American chemist who invented the octane rating system when he was working at the Ethyl Corporation. Later in his career, he went on to found a steroid industry in Mexico when he successfully made semisynthetic progesterone from chemical constituents found in Mexican yams in a process known as Marker degradation.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Russell Earl Marker (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 12, 1902, died Mar 23, 1995.¹

About

This eventually led to the development at Syntex of the combined oral contraceptive pill and synthetic cortisone – and to the development of the Mexican barbasco trade.

From Wikipedia’s article on Russell Earl Marker, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

SyntexFounder¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Maryland^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: chemist, university teacher.^{4 7}

1934 to 1943Worked at Pennsylvania State University^{4 5}
Date not recordedFounded Syntex⁶

Personal life

BornMar 12, 1902, Hagerstown^{4 8}
DiedMar 23, 1995, Wernersville⁹

Sources

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WikidataRussell Earl Marker on Wikidata
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WikipediaRussell Earl Marker on Wikipedia
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WikidataRussell Earl Marker: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataRussell Earl Marker: Worked at Pennsylvania State University, on Wikidata
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WikidataRussell Earl Marker: Founded Syntex, on Wikidata
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WikidataRussell Earl Marker: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRussell Earl Marker: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRussell Earl Marker: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataSyntex, Founder