Biography: Alan R. Katritzky (b. 1928, London, U. K.) is Kenan Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute for Heterocyclic Compounds at the University of Florida. A light-hearted account of his life appeared in J. Het. Chem, 31,569-602 (1994), and an overview of his scientific work in Heterocycles, 37,3-130 (1994). He is actively engaged in research and teaching, editing, industrial c...