Max Gergel

Max G. Gergel (July 24, 1921[1] – July 5, 2017) was an American chemist and art collector. He graduated with a BS in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1942 and founded the Columbia Organic Chemical Company in 1944; he was a cousin of the Hon. Richard Mark Gergel, a Judge of the U. S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.[2][3] He died in Columbia, South Carolina, on July 5, 2017, aged 96.[4]

The first volume of his autobiography Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide? was published in 1977.[5] Research chemist Derek Lowe described the book as an "extraordinary memoir".[6]

Published works

• Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide?
• The Ageless Gergel

References

1. Stinso, Stephen C. (1986). "Adventures in Making Fine Chemicals". Chemical & Engineering News. 64 (31). American Chemical Society: 23–24. doi:10.1021/cen-v064n031.p023.
2. "Looking Back — Max Gergel" (PDF). USC Chemist. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015.
3. "Advisors". Arkalon Chemical Technologies, LLC. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
4. Berger, Eric (July 16, 2017). "96-Year-Old South Carolina Man's Last Mitzvah: A Bar Mitzvah". Chabad-Lubavitch News. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
5. Gergel, Max (1977). Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide?. Pierce Chemical Company.
6. Lowe, Derek (May 27, 2010). "Max Gergel's Memoirs". Corante. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.