Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
chemist
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:Lavoisier_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry gptkb:Priestley_Medal gptkb:Copley_Medal gptkb:American_Chemical_Society_Award Guggenheim Fellowship Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Edinburgh Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_California,_Berkeley Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Michigan Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Cambridge Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Chicago Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Toronto Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Illinois |
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:born |
April 10, 1917
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| gptkbp:children |
3
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
gptkb:Woodward's_synthesis_of_cholesterol
gptkb:Woodward_synthesis gptkb:Woodward-Hoffmann_rules synthesis of cortisone synthesis of reserpine synthesis of strychnine synthesis of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) synthesis of penicillin synthesis of vitamin B12 synthesis of quinine |
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:died |
June 8, 1979
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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| gptkbp:field |
organic chemistry
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R. B. Woodward
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| gptkbp:influenced |
synthesis of natural products
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Hermann_Staudinger
gptkb:Linus_Pauling gptkb:Robert_Robinson |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
total synthesis of complex organic molecules
development of synthetic methods advocacy for the importance of organic chemistry contributions to the field of chemical education pioneering work in chemical synthesis research in reaction mechanisms |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Elias_James_Corey
gptkb:Robert_H._Grubbs gptkb:Andrew_G._Myers |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Woodward
|