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Walter Norman Haworth

Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1937
Walter Norman Haworth — Nobel Prize
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Chemistry 1937
Born : 1883-03-19 — Chorley, United Kingdom
Died : 1950-03-19
“for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C”
Chemistry · 1937
Walter Norman Haworth, born on March 19, 1883, in Chorley, United Kingdom, was a British chemist known for his work on carbohydrates and vitamin C. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1937 for his extensive research in these fields. Haworth contributed to the understanding of the molecular structures of sugars and played a key role in the isolation of vitamin C. He passed away on March 19, 1950.

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Who is Walter Norman Haworth?
Walter Norman Haworth, born on March 19, 1883, in Chorley, United Kingdom, was a British chemist known for his work on carbohydrates and vitamin C. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1937 for his extensive research in these fields. Haworth contributed to the understanding of the molecular structures of sugars and played a key role in the isolation of vitamin C. He passed away on March 19, 1950.
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1937 — Chemistry
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