Robert Robinson:
Robert Robinson was an English chemist and Nobel laureate.
Birth:
September 13, 1886 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Death:
February 8, 1975 in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Claim to Fame:
Robinson was an English chemist who was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on plant alkaloids. He investigated the chemical reactions that produce alkaloids and discovered the structures of morphine and strychnine. His work and theories on the nature and structures of organic compounds helped in the synthesis of penicillin and other anti-malarial drugs.
