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Robin Hill
British biochemist (1899-1991) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 91
Robert Hill FRS, known as Robin Hill, was a British plant biochemist who, in 1939, demonstrated the 'Hill reaction' of photosynthesis, proving that oxygen is evolved during the light requiring steps of photosynthesis. He also made significant contributions to the development of the Z-scheme of oxygenic photosynthesis.
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1991Died15 March 19911987Copley MedalAward1972Finsen MedalAward1962Charles F. Kettering AwardAward1899Born2 April 1899
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United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1991 · aged 91
