William Standish Knowles - Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 2001
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William Standish Knowles

Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 2001
for their work on chirally catalysed hydrogenation reactions
Together with: Karl Barry Sharpless, Ryōji Noyori
Citizenship
United StatesUnited States
Languages
English
date of birth
6/1/1917
place of birth
Taunton
date of death
6/13/2012
place of death
Chesterfield
Lived
95 years

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occupation
  • researcher
  • chemist
field of work
  • chemistry
educated at
  • Harvard University
    • academic degree: bachelor's degree
    • academic major: chemistry
    • end time: 1939
  • Phillips Academy
  • Berkshire School
  • Columbia University
    • academic degree: doctorate
    • academic major: chemistry
    • end time: 1942
employer
  • Monsanto
member of
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 2004
  • European Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 2002
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