Robert Burns Woodward

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Davy_Medal
gptkb:Lavoisier_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-04-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Crystal_Woodward
gptkb:Jean_Kirsten_Woodward
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-07-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:James_Flack_Norris
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:William_S._Johnson
gptkb:Roald_Hoffmann
gptkb:Albert_Eschenmoser
gptkb:Dale_L._Boger
gptkb:Elias_J._Corey
gptkb:Samuel_J._Danishefsky
gptkb:Yoshito_Kishi
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:field organic chemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Burns Woodward
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Woodward–Hoffmann_rules
total synthesis of complex natural products
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation for his outstanding achievements in the art of organic synthesis
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1965
gptkbp:notableWork synthesis of chlorophyll
synthesis of cholesterol
synthesis of cortisone
synthesis of quinine
synthesis of reserpine
synthesis of strychnine
synthesis of tetracycline
synthesis of vitamin B12
gptkbp:occupation chemist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Woodward
gptkb:Irja_Pullman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Bryant_Conant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3