Yuri Oganessian

Yuri Oganessian

1933-

	He is the Russian chemist for whom element 118 (oganesson) was named. He was one of only two chemists whose name was used to name a chemical element when they were still alive (the other person being Seaborg, 1912-1999). Oganessian has played a leading role in the synthesis of the heaviest synthetic elements.