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Richard Robson
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Richard Robson is a male chemist born in Glusburn in 1937. He works in the field of inorganic chemistry and is a member of the Australian Academy of Science. Robson was educated at the University of Oxford and speaks English. He holds citizenship in both the United Kingdom and Australia.
He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and is a Fellow of the Royal Society. His work is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Chemistry collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1937-06-04 ) 4 June 1937 (age 88) , Glusburn , England , UK
- Education
- Brasenose College, Oxford ( BA , DPhil )
- Known for
- Coordination polymers , Metal-organic frameworks
- Awards
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
- Fields
- Inorganic chemistry
- Institutions
- University of Melbourne
- Thesis
- Some Studies on the Ultraviolet Irradiation of Charge-Transfer Complexes and Related Systems (1962)
- Doctoral advisor
- John A. Barltrop
- Other academic advisors
- Henry Taube
- Website
- findanexpert .unimelb .edu .au /profile /15996-richard-robson
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry2025
“for the development of metal–organic frameworks”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Glusburn
- Occupation
- chemist
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- inorganic chemistry
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- member of
- Australian Academy of Science
- date of birth
- 1937-06-04
- name in native language
- Richard Robson
- Commons category
- Richard Robson (chemist)
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Robson FAA FRS (born 4 June 1937) is an English and Australian chemist and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne. Robson specialises in coordination polymers, particularly metal-organic frameworks. He has been described as "a pioneer in crystal engineering involving transition metals". In 2025, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Susumu Kitagawa and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks.
Early life and education
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