George Rieveschl

Alumnus, engineering professor emeritus, UC VP, founding chairman of University Foundation and inventor of the first effective antihistamine dies at age 91, hours after leaving $1 million bequest to his alma mater.

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Memorial service planned for Oct. 12.

While serving as a chemical engineering professor at UC, George Rieveschl discovered Benadryl, the first FDA-approved prescription antihistamine.