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Robert Robinson (chemist)

Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)

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Born
September 13, 1886
Died
February 8, 1975
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1886

About Robert Robinson (chemist)

Sir Robert Robinson was a British organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids. In 1947, he also received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm. In 1907 he was awarded an 1851 Research Fellowship from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to continue his research at the University of Manchester. He invented the symbol for benzene having a circle in the middle whilst working at St Andrews University in 1923.

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Robert Robinson (chemist) timeline

  1. In 1907 he was awarded an 1851 Research Fellowship from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to continue his research at the University of Manchester.
  2. He invented the symbol for benzene having a circle in the middle whilst working at St Andrews University in 1923.
  3. In 1947, he also received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm.

The world when Robert Robinson (chemist) was born

Robert Robinson (chemist) was born in 1886. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
  • Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
  • Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
  • Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

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Measure18862026
Population55.6M341 million

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