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درک بارتون

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Also known as Derek Harold Richard Barton, Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton, Derek H. R. Barton

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Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton (1918–1998) was a British chemist and university teacher whose work focused on organic chemistry and stereochemistry. Born in Gravesend, he was educated at Tonbridge School, Imperial College London, and the University of London. His doctoral advisor was Ian Heilbron, and he later supervised Jack Baldwin. Barton held positions at Imperial College London, Birkbeck, University of London, Harvard University, and Texas A&M University. He died in College Station and is buried at Texas A&M University.

Barton was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His published works include *Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry*, *Elude*, *Consequences Within Chaos*, and *Hidden*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
14

Top works

  • Elude : Part One
  • Consequences Within Chaos
  • Hidden
  • Elude
  • Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1982-09-17
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Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
9

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Quotes

  • I do not believe that the present flowering of science is due in the least to a real appreciation of the beauty and intellectual discipline of the subject. It is due simply to the fact that power, wealth and prestige can only be obtained by the correct application of science.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1969

    for their contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Richard
Family name
Barton
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Gravesend
Place of death
College Station
Languages spoken
English language
Noble title
Knight Bachelor
Doctoral advisor
Ian Heilbron
Field of work
stereochemistry
Image
Derek-Harold-Richard-Barton.jpg
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date of birth
1918-09-08
date of death
1998-03-16
place of burial
Texas A&M University
name in native language
Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton
birth name
Derek Harold Richard Barton
Commons category
Derek Barton
interested in
stereochemistry
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