Robert F. Woodward

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Davy_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Priestley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-04-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:children gptkb:Crystal_Woodward
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-07-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:James_Flack_Norris
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Roald_Hoffmann
gptkb:Dale_L._Boger
gptkb:Elias_J._Corey
gptkb:Samuel_J._Danishefsky
gptkb:Yoshito_Kishi
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Journal_of_the_American_Chemical_Society
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:field organic chemistry
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Burns_Woodward
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert F. Woodward
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Roald_Hoffmann
gptkb:Dale_L._Boger
gptkb:Elias_J._Corey
gptkb:Samuel_J._Danishefsky
gptkb:Yoshito_Kishi
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Woodward–Hoffmann_rules
total synthesis of complex natural products
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork Synthesis of chlorophyll
Synthesis of cholesterol
Synthesis of cortisone
Synthesis of lysergic acid
Synthesis of quinine
Synthesis of reserpine
Synthesis of strychnine
Synthesis of vitamin B12
gptkbp:occupation chemist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Robert F. Woodward signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Woodward
gptkb:Irja_Pullman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philip_B._Fleming
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6