In 1947, Sir Robert Robinson won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 13 September 1886 Derbyshire, England.
Died: 8 February 1975 (aged 88) Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England.
Education: University of Manchester.
Known as: Development of Organic synthesis, Arrow pushing, Biomimetic synthesis, Cholesterol total synthesis, Tropinone, Robinson annulation, Robinson–Gabriel synthesis, Allan–Robinson reaction.
Awards: Longstaff Prize (1927), Davy Medal (1930), Royal Medal (1932), Copley Medal (1942), Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1947), Franklin Medal (1947), Albert Medal (1947), Faraday Lectureship Prize (1947).
Fields: Organic chemistry.
