Nobel Prize Winner Hospitalized, Wife Found Deceased in Illinois

Nobel Prize Winner Hospitalized, Wife Found Deceased in Illinois
Ei-ichi Negishi before receiving his shared Nobel Prize for Chemistry in December 9, 2010. Anders Wiklund/AFP/Getty Images
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A Japanese Nobel-winning chemist was discovered wandering in rural Northern Illinois and his wife found dead nearby, some nine hours after they had been reported missing from their home 200 miles away, police said on Wednesday.

Nobel Prize winner Ei-ichi Negishi, 82, was transported to a local hospital for treatment after he was spotted walking near Rockford, Illinois, at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department officials said in a written statement.