Kisfaludy Lajos

* August 30, 1924, Sajógömör, – † October 30, 1988, Budapest / Chemical Engineer ; ; He graduated from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of the Budapest University of Technology in 1948. He first worked as an assistant professor at the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the university headed by Géza Zemplén. In 1956, he joined the Kőbánya Pharmaceutical Factory. From 1958, he was the head of the synthetic laboratory I with the rank of research professor. In 1958, he began developing the laboratory's peptide chemical profile, recognizing the enormous potential of this field in pharmaceutical research. With his working group, he developed a patented process for the production of Suprastin, Seduxen, Eunoctin, Cavinton, etc. He shared the State Prize with his colleagues for the development of the synthesis of human hormone (ACTH) that stimulates the function of the adrenal glands. In 1965-66 he was a visiting researcher at St. John's University in New York. Since 1982 he has been a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ; ; Web documents: ; ; Hungarian Biography Lexicon 1000-1990 (MEK) ; István Schőn: Remembrance on the 10th anniversary of the death of Lajos Kisfaludy, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Obituaries - Chemonet) ; Lajos Kisfaludy (Scientist Portal) ; Lajos Kisfaludy (Wikipedia) ; Research in the individual fields of chemical science - Medicinal Chemistry (Hungary in the 20th Century - MEK) ; Lajos Kisfaludy Foundation (www.richter.hu)