In 1981, Kenichi Fukui won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 4 October 1918.
Died: 9 January 1998.
Nationality: Japanese.
Education: Kyoto Imperial University.
Known as: Frontier orbitals, Fukui function.
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1981) Order of Culture (1981) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (1988) ForMemRS (1989).
Fields: Chemistry.
