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