📅 Lutz Ackermann, Peter Gölitz, Dieter Kaufmann, and Oliver Reiser have organized an Armin de Meijere Memorial Symposium, “From Small Rings to Large Compounds” (program: https://l-i-c.org/news-events.html#20260522), which will take place on May 22, 2026, at the University of Göttingen. Attendance is free for all, registration required (see program).

🌻Henning Hopf passed away on March 12 only three months after his 85th birthday. A great organic chemist who had deeply cared about our community—a true “mensch”—has left us. Lives in Chemistry l-i-c.org lost a most insightful Advisory Board member who had enormously contributed to this endeavor from the beginning.

🎁HBT to Hans-Joachim Freund, who turns 75 today.
Hajo Freund is not only an exceptional scientist; he also served the community in many ways—for example, as a textbook author and journal editor. He has been a great mentor whose “academic footprint” is enormous.

4,000+ Directory of Key Modern Chemists
🕮The complete directory of names for the first 15 autobiographies in the series “Lives in Chemistry” is now available for free use. This provides immediate and convenient access to 4,234 pages and 3,095 illustrations.
https://l-i-c.org/licdir.html

🎁HBT Carsten Reinhardt, who turns 60 today.
His oeuvre in the history of science is vast and wide-ranging, with a focus on the history of chemistry. He has served several times as chair of the GDCh’s History of Chemistry Division, and he has been chair of the LiC Advisory Board from the beginning.

🕮Throughout his live in chemistry, Ryoji Noyori met Sir Derek Barton (see photo) and many, many more illustrious #chemists from all over the world. Have a look at the richly illustrated—136 photos on 159 pages—“Long, Memorable #Journey with the #International Community” of Ryoji Noyori that supplements his autobiography “#Research Should Be Fresh, Simple, and Clear”, published recently in the “Lives in Chemistry” series.
Free Download: https://doi.org/10.47261/1564_int_ep

🌻Sad news: Wolfgang M. Beck, Professor Emeritus at LMU Munich, passed away on January 19. He was born on May 5, 1932, in Munich and stayed there almost all his long life.
A towering figure in the inorganic chemistry community and a most friendly “Mensch” is dearly missed.
https://www.gnt-verlag.de/1141

Season’s Greetings! Wishing you good health and fresh energy for 2026—for all the ups and downs on your stairs.
Upstairs, downstairs—guided by LiC #autobiographies—may you create your own personal chemical path.
As you read, think about how you would have acted.
To date, we’ve published 15 vols with 4,234 pages and 3,095 figures. Our cumulative index now includes 4,000+ people, connecting chemists around the globe—richly complemented by supporting materials.
More to come before the end of 2026.