Alexander R. Todd
British biochemist
Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd OM FRS FRSE was a British biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1957. Wikipedia
Born: October 2, 1907, Cathcart, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Died: January 10, 1997 (age 89 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Notable students: Herchel Smith, Victor M. Clark, J. Rodney Quayle, and more
Education: Oriel College (1931–1933), Goethe University Frankfurt (1931), University of Glasgow (1924–1928), and more
Awards: Davy Medal, Copley Medal, Royal Medal, and more
Academic advisors: Robert Robinson and Walter Borsche