Famous People with Name Ira

Ira Remsen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ira Remsen: was a chemist who, along with Constantin Fahlberg discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin. He was the second president of Johns Hopkins University.Remsen was born in New York City and earned an MD from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1867 to please his parents. He then traveled to Germany to study chemistry - his true passion. He earned a PhD from University of Göttingen in 1870. In 1875, after researching pure chemistry at University of Tübingen, Remsen returned to the United States and became a professor at Williams College, where he wrote the popular "Theoretical Chemistry". His book and reputation brought him to the attention of Daniel Coit Gilman who invited him to become one of the original faculty of Johns Hopkins University. He accepted and founded the department of chemistry there, where he ran his own laboratory. In 1879 he founded the American Chemical Journal which he edited for 35 years.

Ira J. McDonald            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ira J. McDonald: was a U.S. politician. He served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 5th district, 1941-4.

Ira Kenneth Reiner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ira Kenneth Reiner: is an American politician. He was the Los Angeles City Controller from 1977 to 1981, and was the Los Angeles City Attorney from 1981 to 1984, both times being succeeded by James Hahn. He is the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 1984 to 1992.

Ira Clifton Copley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ira Clifton Copley: was a United States statesman and newspaper publisher.Copley was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses, as a Progressive to the Sixty-fourth Congress, and as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth through Sixty-seventh Congresses

Ira Barnes Hyde            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ira Barnes Hyde: was a Representative from Missouri. He was a Republican.He served in the army during the Civil War, and was a representative between 1873 and 1875. He ran for reelection but lost. He died in Princeton, Missouri in 1926.