Murray Raney

Murray Raney
Murray Raney
Born	(1885-10-14)October 14, 1885
Died	March 3, 1966(1966-03-03) (aged 80)
Known for	Raney Nickel

Murray Raney (October 14, 1885 – March 3, 1966) was an American mechanical engineer born in Carrollton, Kentucky. He was the developer of a nickel catalyst that became known as Raney nickel, which is often used in industrial processes and scientific research for the hydrogenation of multiple covalent bonds present in molecules.