Dudley Williams (biochemist)
Dudley Howard Williams FRS (25 May 1937 – 3 November 2010) was a British biochemist known for utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry in the study of molecular structure, especially the antibiotic vancomycin.[1][2][3]
Dudley Williams | |
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| Born | 25 May 1937 Farsley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 3 November 2010 (aged 73) Cambridge, England |
| Education | Pudsey Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Leeds University (BSc, 1958 PhD, 1961) |
| Spouse | Lorna Patricia Phyllis |
| Awards | Meldola Medal (1966) Corday–Morgan Medal (1968) Tilden Medal (1983) Structural Chemistry Award (1984) Bader Award (1991) Leo Friend Award (1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry Organic Chemistry |
| Institutions | Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Basil Lythgoe |
| Other academic advisors | Carl Djerassi |
References
- "Professor Dudley Williams ScD, FRS 1937 - 2010". University of Cambridge. 15 November 2010.
- Sanders, Jeremy K. M.; Robinson, Dame Carol V. (31 December 2017). "Dudley Howard Williams. 25 May 1937 — 3 November 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 63: 567–583. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2017.0009.
- Watts, Geoff (2011). "Dudley Howard Williams". The Lancet. 377 (9760): 120. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60010-X. S2CID 54389359.
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