Robin Hill (biochemist)
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Robert Hill FRS[1] (2 April 1899 – 15 March 1991), known as Robin Hill, was a British plant biochemist who, in 1939, demonstrated the 'Hill reaction' of photosynthesis, proving that oxygen is evolved during the light requiring steps of photosynthesis.[5][6][7] He also made significant contributions to the development of the Z-scheme[8][9] of oxygenic photosynthesis.[2][10][11][12][13][14][15]
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Born | Robert Hill (1899-04-02)2 April 1899[1] Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom |
Died | 15 March 1991(1991-03-15) (aged 91) |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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Fields | Biochemistry |
Notable students | Frederick Whatley David Alan Walker (postdoc)[3][4] |
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