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Robert Robinson

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Also known as Sir Robert Robinson

English chemist (1886-1975)

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Robert Robinson (1886–1975) was a British chemist and university teacher whose field of work was organic chemistry. Born in Chesterfield, Rufford, he received his doctorate from the University of Manchester under the supervision of William Henry Perkin. He served as an employer at Magdalen College, the University of Liverpool, the University of Manchester, and the University of London. Robinson was also active as a mountaineer and chess player.

He was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His awards included the Copley Medal, the Faraday Lectureship Prize, and the Royal Medal. Robinson was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Medal of Freedom. He died in Great Missenden and was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Works
45

Top works

  • A report of the trial of Robert Robinson for bigamy
  • Teacher's manual of method and organization adapted to the primary schools of Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies
  • The general doctrine of toleration
  • Teacher's manual of method and organisation
  • Tales of Connor and Champ

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1946-08-15
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
798
Total plays
4,965

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density

    · 1988 · cited 95,805x

  2. Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation

    · 2011 · cited 56,572x

  3. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

    · 2009 · cited 46,854x

  4. Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso

    · 1996 · cited 39,814x

  5. <tt>edgeR</tt> : a Bioconductor package for differential expression analysis of digital gene expression data

    · 2009 · cited 39,715x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1947

    “for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids”

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Robert Robinson OM FRS FRSE (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was a British organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids. In 1947, he also received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm.

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