Leo Sternbach

Leo Sternbach
Born	(1908-05-07)May 7, 1908 Opatija, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
Died	September 28, 2005(2005-09-28) (aged 97) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
Nationality	Polish, American
Alma mater	Jagiellonian University
Occupation	Chemist
Known for	first synthesizing benzodiazepines

Leo Sternbach (May 7, 1908 – September 28, 2005) was a Polish American chemist who is credited with first synthesizing benzodiazepines, the main class of tranquilizers.^[1]