Homer Burton Adkins

Homer Burton Adkins
Homer Burton Adkins
Born	(1892-01-16)January 16, 1892 Newport, Ohio
Died	August 10, 1949(1949-08-10) (aged 57) St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Denison University Ohio State University (M.S., 1916) (Ph.D., 1918)
Known for	Hydrogenation of organic compounds, Adam's Catalyst
Spouse	Louise Spivey
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry Organic chemistry
Institutions	University of Wisconsin Ohio State University
Doctoral advisor	William Lloyd Evans
Doctoral students	Ralph Connor, Karl August Folkers, Walter Henry Hartung, Warren D. Niederhauser

Homer Burton Adkins (16 January 1892 – 10 August 1949) was an American chemist who studied the hydrogenation of organic compounds. Adkins was regarded as top in his field and a world authority on the hydrogenation of organic compounds.^[1] Adkins is known for his wartime work, where he experimented with chemical agents and poisonous gasses. Renowned for his work, Adkins eventually suffered a series of heart attacks and died in 1949.