Robert Robinson
English chemist (1886-1975)
Also known as Sir Robert Robinson
- Born
- September 13, 1886
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- 6.Stated in Croatian Encyclopedia
- September 13, 1886
- Died
- February 8, 1975
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- 6.Stated in Munzinger PersonenRetrieved 2017-10-09
- February 8, 1975
- Birthplace
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- chemist
- , university teacher
- , mountaineer
- +3 more
- Positions held
- President of the Royal Society(1945–1950)
- Education
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- Member of
- Royal Society of London(since 1920)
- German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- French Academy of Sciences
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- National Academy of Sciences(since 1934) subject has role: International Member of the National Academy of Sciences
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- Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
- Romanian Academy
- Japan Academy(since 1954) subject has role: honorary member
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Sources- 1.japan-acad.go.jp/en/members/bukko/bukko_kyakuin.htmlRetrieved 2025-11-06
- American Philosophical Society(since 1944)
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei(since 1947) affiliation: Q137386993 · subject has role: Q137396485
- Awards
- August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal(1957)
- Priestley Medal(1953)
- Faraday Lectureship Prize(1947)
- Franklin Medal(1947)
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1947) prize money: 146,115 SEK · award rationale: for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids, för hans undersökningar över biologiskt betydelsefulla ämnen ur växtriket, särskilt alkaloider
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Sources- 1.Stated in nobelprize.org“The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1947”nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1947/summary/Retrieved 2021-02-04
- 2.“Table showing prize amounts”nobelprize.org/uploads/2019/04/prize-amounts-2020.pdfRetrieved 2021-02-04
- Albert Medal(1947)
- doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris(1945)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Le Monde“Le général de Gaulle à la séance solennelle de rentrée de l'Université de Paris”
- Copley Medal(1942) award rationale: For his research work of outstanding originality and brilliance which has influenced the whole field of organic chemistry.
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Sources- 1.“Award winners : Copley Medal”docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1336391689&single=trueRetrieved 2018-12-30
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- Paracelsus Prize(1941)
- Royal Medal(1932)
- Longstaff Prize(1927)
- Fellow of the Royal Society(May 13, 1920)
- Order of Merit
- Knight Bachelor
- Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb
- honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense(1934)
- Royal Society Bakerian Medal(1930)
- Davy Medal(1930) award rationale: For his work on the constitution and synthesis of natural products; also for his contributions to the theory of organic reactions
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Sources- 1.“Award winners : Davy Medal”docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1021770356&single=trueRetrieved 2018-12-30
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi(since 1939)
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1947)
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- Medal of Freedom(1947)
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1946)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1945)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1944)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1943)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1942)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1941)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1940)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1939)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1938)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1936)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1935)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1933)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1928)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1947)
- Name in native language
- Robert Robinson
- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-04
- male
On other databases
75 identifiers linking Robert Robinson across the web's reference databases
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