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Robert R. Williams

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American chemist (1886-1965)

United StatesScientistsLived 1886 to 1965 · aged 79
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Robert Runnels Williams (February 16, 1886 - October 2, 1965) was an American chemist, known for being the first to chemically fully characterize and then synthesize thiamine (vitamin B1). He first isolated thiamine in 1933, and synthesized it in 1935, reporting this in 1936.

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Awards 5

1991National Inventors Hall of Fame
1955William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
1947Perkin Medal
1940Elliott Cresson Medal
1938Willard Gibbs Award

Connected to Robert 6

Lewis M. BranscombAlso won William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementJohn Tileston EdsallAlso won Willard Gibbs AwardRalph LandauAlso won Perkin MedalWilliam Francis Gray SwannAlso won Elliott Cresson MedalPaul S. AndersonAlso won Perkin MedalEdwin H. ColpittsAlso won Elliott Cresson Medal

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Robert Runnels Williams (February 16, 1886 - October 2, 1965) was an American chemist, known for being the first to chemically fully characterize and then synthesize thiamine (vitamin B1). He first isolated thiamine in 1933, and synthesized it in 1935, reporting this in 1936. Williams also provided the modern name "thiamine" from the molecule's sulfur atom, and it being a vitamin (a class ultimately named for the earlier-known amine of thiamine itself).

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1886 to 1965 · aged 79
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