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Robert H. Burris

American biochemist · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1914 to 2010 · aged 96

Robert H. Burris was a professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1961. Research in Burris's lab focused on enzyme reaction mechanisms, and he made significant contributions to our knowledge of nitrogen fixation.

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2010Died11 May 20101985Wolf Prize in AgricultureAward1984John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of ScienceAward1979National Medal of ScienceAward1914Born13 April 1914

Awards

Wolf Prize in Agriculture1985
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science1984
National Medal of Science1979
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 2010 · aged 96