Walter Haworth
| Sir (Walter) Norman Haworth | |
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Norman Haworth
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| Born |
19 March 1883 Chorley, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 19 March 1950 (aged 67) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions |
University of St. Andrews Durham University University of Birmingham |
| Alma mater |
University of Manchester University of Göttingen |
| Doctoral advisor |
William Henry Perkin, Jr., Otto Wallach |
| Known for | investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C |
| Notable awards | Davy Medal (1934) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1937) Royal Medal (1942) |
Sir (Walter) Norman Haworth FRS. (19 March 1883 in White Coppice,Chorley, Lancashire – 19 March 1950 in Barnt Green, Worcestershire) was a British chemist best known for his groundbreaking work on ascorbic acid (vitamin C) while working at the University of Birmingham. He received the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C". The prize was shared with Swiss chemist Paul Karrer for his work on other vitamins.
Haworth worked out the correct structure of a number of sugars, and is known among organic chemists for his development of the Haworth projection that translates three-dimensional sugar structures into convenient two-dimensional graphical form.
Having worked for some time from the age of fourteen in the local Ryland's linoleum factory managed by his father, he studied for and successfully passed the entrance examination to the University of Manchester in 1903 to study chemistry. He made this pursuit in spite of active discouragement by his parents. He gained his first-class honors degree in 1906. After gaining his master's degree under William Henry Perkin, Jr., he was awarded an 1851 Research Fellowship from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 and studied at the University of Göttingen earning his PhD in Otto Wallach's laboratory after only one year of study. A DSc from the University of Manchester followed in 1911, after which he served a short time at the Imperial College of Science and Technology as Senior Demonstrator in Chemistry.
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