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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Taunton,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:born
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June 1, 1917
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:contribution
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Development of chiral ligands
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Falmouth,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:died
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June 13, 2018
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gptkbp:field
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Chemistry
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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Catalysis
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Illinois
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William S. Knowles
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:David_W.C._MacMillan
Asymmetric catalysis
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Robert_H._Grubbs
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gptkbp:inventor
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Chiral catalysts
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Chemical_Society_of_America
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Synthesis of pharmaceuticals
Asymmetric synthesis
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pioneering work in asymmetric synthesis.
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:John_B._Goodenough
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gptkbp:occupation
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Professor
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gptkbp:researchField
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Organic chemistry
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Nobel_Prize_awarded_in_2001
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Evelyn_Knowles
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gptkbp:work
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Nobel_Prize-winning_research_on_chiral_catalysts
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