Robert Burns Woodward ForMemRS HonFRSE was an American organic chemist. He is considered by many to be the preeminent synthetic organic chemist of the twentieth century, having made many key contributions ... Wikipedia
Born: April 10, 1917, Boston, MA
Died: July 8, 1979 (age 62 years), Cambridge, MA
Notable students: Kendall Houk, Subramania Ranganathan, Stuart Schreiber, and more
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Quincy High School
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Arthur C. Cope Award, Davy Medal, and more
Partner: Eudoxia Woodward (1946–)