Max Gergel Explained

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. Adventures in Making Fine Chemicals. 1986. American Chemical Society. 10.1021/cen-v064n031.p023. Stinso. Stephen C.. Chemical & Engineering News. 64. 31. 23–24.
2. Web site: Looking Back — Max Gergel . USC Chemist . Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina . 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202457/http://www.chem.sc.edu/news/uscchemist/usc%20chemist%202005.pdf . September 23, 2015.
3. Web site: Advisors . Arkalon Chemical Technologies, LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175708/http://www.arkalonllc.com/ARKALON-ASPIRON%20WEBSITE_files/page0008.htm . April 2, 2015.
4. Web site: 96-Year-Old South Carolina Man's Last Mitzvah: A Bar Mitzvah . Eric . Berger . July 16, 2017 . August 15, 2017 . Chabad-Lubavitch News.
5. Book: Gergel, Max . Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide? . 1977 . Pierce Chemical Company .
6. Web site: Max Gergel's Memoirs . May 27, 2010 . Corante . Derek . Lowe . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905203859/http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2010/05/27/max_gergels_memoirs.php . September 5, 2015.