# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alan-r-battersby
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:32:45.190Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alan-r-battersby"
name: "Alan R. Battersby"
slug: "alan-r-battersby"
description: "Sir Alan Rushton Battersby (4 March 1925 – 10 February 2018) was an English organic chemist best known for his work to define the chemical intermediates in the biosynthetic pathway to vitamin B12 and the reaction mechanisms of the enzymes involved. His research group was also notable for its synthesis of radiolabelled precursors to study alkaloid biosynthesis and the stereochemistry of enzymic reactions. He won numerous awards including the Royal Medal in 1984 and the Copley Medal in 2000. He was knighted in the 1992 New Year Honours. Battersby died in February 2018 at the age of 92."
tagline: "British chemist (1925-2018)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1925-03-04"
deathDate: "2018-02-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump