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Norman Haworth
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Norman Haworth

Scientist · born March 19, 1883 · died 1950

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Sir Walter Norman Haworth FRS 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".

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  1. ~29Became university teacher1912
  2. ~37Became professor1920
  3. 45Received the Fellow of the Royal SocietyOctober 5, 1928
  4. ~51Received the Davy Medal1934
  5. ~54Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry1937
  6. ~59Received the Royal Medal1942
  7. ~61Became president1944
  8. ~64Named Knight Bachelor1947
  9. ~64Became vice president1947

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