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Norman Pirie

Norman Pirie

British biochemist and virologist
Norman Wingate Pirie FRS, was a British biochemist and virologist who, along with Frederick Bawden, discovered that a virus can be crystallized by isolating tomato bushy stunt virus in 1936. This was an important milestone in understanding DNA and... Wikipedia
Born: July 1, 1907, Easebourne, United Kingdom
Died: March 29, 1997 (age 89 years), Harpenden, United Kingdom
Known for: crystallization of tomato bushy stunt virus