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Robert R. Williams
American chemist (1886-1965) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 79
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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1991National Inventors Hall of FameAward1965Died2 October 19651955William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementAward1947Perkin MedalAward1940Elliott Cresson MedalAward1938Willard Gibbs AwardAward1886Born16 February 1886
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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
Category
Scientists
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Scientist
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Deceased
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Lived 1886 to 1965 · aged 79
