The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1937
Awarded on: 1937-11-11
"for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C"
Affiliations:
- Birmingham University – Birmingham, United Kingdom
Walter Norman Haworth
Born: 1883-03-19 in Chorley, United Kingdom
Gender: male
Field: British chemist (1883–1950)
Biography
Sir Walter Norman Haworth FRS was a British chemist best known for his groundbreaking work on ascorbic acid while working at the University of Birmingham. He received the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C". The prize was shared with Swiss chemist Paul Karrer for his work on other vitamins.