Robert Robinson (organic chemist)
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Sir Robert Robinson OM PRS FRSE |
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| President of the Royal Society | |
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In office 1945–1950 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Henry Harrett Dale |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Adrian |
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| Born |
13 September 1886 Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 8 February 1975 (aged 88) Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions |
University of Sydney University of Liverpool British Dyestuffs Corporation University of Manchester University of London University of Oxford |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Doctoral advisor | William Henry Perkin, Jr. |
| Doctoral students |
Arthur John Birch William Sage Rapson John Cornforth Rita Harradence |
| Known for | Development of Organic synthesis |
| Notable awards | Davy Medal (1930) Royal Medal (1932) Copley Medal (1942) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1947) Franklin Medal (1947) Albert Medal (1947) |
| Spouse | Gertrude Maud Robinson |
Sir Robert Robinson OM PRS FRSE (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was an English organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids. In 1947, he also received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm.
Born at Rufford House Farm, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Robinson went to school at the Chesterfield Grammar School, the private Fulneck School and the University of Manchester. In 1907 he was awarded an 1851 Research Fellowship from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to continue his research at the University of Manchester.
He was appointed as the first Professor of Pure and Applied Organic Chemistry in the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney in 1912. He was the Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University from 1930 and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
Robinson Close in the Science Area at Oxford is named after him, as is the Robert Robinson Laboratory at the University of Liverpool, the Sir Robert Robinson Laboratory of Organic Chemistry at the University of Manchester and the Robinson and Cornforth Laboratories at the University of Sydney.
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