Robert Robinson (scientist)
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Sir Robert Robinson, (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975), won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [1] for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids. He was the Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University from 1930 to 1954, head of the Dyson Perrins Laboratory during the same time period, and a Fellow of Magdalen College. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1953, the American Chemical Society awarded him its highest prize, the Priestley Medal.
In 1935, he published an account of the Robinson annulation, which is named after him. He helped elucidate the molecular structure of compounds like strychnine, nicotine and morphine and contributed to the development of Antimalarial drugs. One of his achievements in total synthesis is the synthesis of tropinone.
Robinson Close in the Science Area at Oxford is named after him [2].
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| Preceded by: Sir Henry Dale | President of the Royal Society 1945–1950 | Succeeded by: Edgar Adrian |
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