Alexander R. Todd
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Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd OM FRS FRSE[1] (2 October 1907 – 10 January 1997), was a British biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1957.
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Born | Alexander Robertus Todd (1907-10-02)2 October 1907 Cathcart, Scotland |
Died | 10 January 1997(1997-01-10) (aged 89) Oakington, England |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow University of Frankfurt am Main Oriel College, Oxford |
Awards | Tilden Prize (1940) Davy Medal (1949) Royal Medal (1955) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1957) Paul Karrer Gold Medal (1963) Copley Medal (1970) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1978) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry, Biochemistry |
Institutions | Lister Institute University of Edinburgh University of London University of Manchester University of Cambridge University of Strathclyde Hatfield Polytechnic |
Doctoral advisor | Prof. Dr. Walther Borsche, Sir Robert Robinson |
Doctoral students | J. Rodney Quayle |
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