Derek Barton
English organic chemist (1918-1998) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 79
Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton was an English organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate for 1969.
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1998Died16 March 19981995Priestley MedalAward1993Chemical Pioneer AwardAward1991Honorary Doctor of the Paul Cézanne UniversityAward1989ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,Award1983Honorary Doctorate of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1Award1979Honorary Doctorate of the University of MetzAward1972Knight BachelorAwardLongstaff PrizeAwardRoyal MedalAward1970Robert Robinson AwardAward1962Honorary Doctorate of the University of MontpellierAward1959Roger Adams Award in Organic ChemistryAward1952Tilden PrizeAward1947Edward Harrison Memorial PrizeAward1918Born8 September 1918
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Lived 1918 to 1998 · aged 79
The same award as Derek
Edward WittenBoth received Honorary Doctor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Herbert C. BrownBoth received Oesper Award
Elias James CoreyBoth received Robert Robinson AwardGeorg WittigBoth received Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry
Robert RobinsonBoth received Longstaff Prize
Theodore William RichardsBoth received Lavoisier Medal