The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001
Awarded on: 2001-10-10
"for their work on chirally catalysed hydrogenation reactions"
William S. Knowles
Born: 1917-06-01 in Taunton, MA, USA
Gender: male
Field: American chemist (1917–2012)
Biography
William Standish Knowles was an American chemist. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Knowles was one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He split half the prize with Ryōji Noyori for their work in asymmetric synthesis, specifically for his work in hydrogenation reactions. The other half was awarded to K. Barry Sharpless for his work in oxidation reactions.