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Sir Walter Norman Haworth FRS (19 March 1883 – 19 March 1950) was a British chemist best known for his groundbreaking work on ascorbic acid while working at the University of Birmingham. He received the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C".
Sir Norman Haworth (born March 19, 1883, Chorley, Lancashire, England—died March 19, 1950, Birmingham) was a British chemist, who, along with the Swiss chemist Paul Karrer, won the 1937 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in determining the chemical structures of carbohydrates and vitamin C.
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Apr 20, 2016 · Sir Norman Haworth was a British Chemist who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1937 for his research on Carbohydrates and Vitamin C along with the Swiss Chemist Paul Karrer for his work on other Vitamins.
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Sir (Walter) Norman Haworth 1883–1950. Awarded (jointly) the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1937. British chemist. Mason Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham 1925–1948; also Dean of the Faculty of Science and acting Vice-Principal 1947–1948. Knighted for his work in 1947.
Apr 2, 2009 · The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1937 was divided equally between Walter Norman Haworth "for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C" and Paul Karrer "for his investigations on carotenoids, flavins and vitamins A and B2"
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1937 was divided equally between Walter Norman Haworth "for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C" and Paul Karrer "for his investigations on carotenoids, flavins and vitamins A and B2"
1883-1950. Sir (Walter) Norman Haworth. Haworth made basic contributions to carbohydrate chemistry. He introduced, in 1925, the correct cyclic model for glucose, and structures of other monosaccharides (mannose, galactose, fructose) were soon added.
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