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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002654b.htm person Robinson Robert OAM Kt AACR2 13 September 1886 8 February 1975 Place of Birth Rufford, Chesterfield, England Place of Death Great Missenden, England Organic chemist Nobel laureate Sir Robert Robinson was Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University from 1930-1955 and spent 3 years at the University of Sydney (1913-1915) as Professor of Organic Chemistry (Pure and Applied). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1947 for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids. Robinson has received many other honours including a knighthood in 1939, the Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur and Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class (Japan). 1913 1915 Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry (Pure and Applied), University of Sydney 1916 1916 Career position - Heath Harrison Professor of Organic Chemistry in Liverpool, UK 1920 1920 Career position - Director of Research at the British Dyestuffs Corporation Ltd 1921 1921 Career position - Professor of Chemistry at St Andrews, UK 1922 1928 Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Manchester, UK 1928 1930 Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry at University College, London 1929 1929 Award - Bakerian Lecturer, The Royal Society, London 1930 1930 Award - Davy Medal, The Royal Society, London 1930 1930 Award - Longstaff Medallist of the Chemical Society 1930 1955 Career position - Wayneflete Professor of Chemistry, University of Oxford 1932 1932 Award - Royal Medal, The Royal Society, London 1939 1939 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) 1939 1939 Award - Paracelsus Medal, Swiss Chemical Society 1939 1941 Career position - President, Chemical Society 1942 1942 Award - Copley Medal, The Royal Society, London 1945 1950 Career position - President, The Royal Society, London 1947 1947 Award - Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia 1947 1947 Award - Albert Gold Medal, Royal Society of Arts 1947 1947 Award - Nobel Prize in Chemistry - for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids 1953 1953 Award - Priestley Medal, American Chemical Society 1955 1955 Career position - President, British Association for the Advancement of Science 1957 1957 Award - Hofmann Medal, German Chemical Society 1958 1959 Career position - President, Society of Chemical Industry 1960 1960 Award - Flintoff Medal, Chemical Society Nobel Laureates, Australia (1901 - )

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 'Robinson, Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Robinson, Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Investigating a Scientific Legend: the Tropinone Synthesis of Sir Robert Robinson, FRS Birch, Arthur J. Investigating a Scientific Legend: the Tropinone Synthesis of Sir Robert Robinson, FRS 1993 Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London 47 277-296 Resource Section: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1947 'for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids' The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1947 'for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids' 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Resource Section: Sir Robert Robinson - Biography Sir Robert Robinson - Biography 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Journal Article: Sir Robert Robinson: a contemporary historical assessment and a personal memoir Birch, A. J. Sir Robert Robinson: a contemporary historical assessment and a personal memoir 1976 Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 109 3/4 151-160 Journal Article: James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 Stephens, C.G.; and Quirk, J.P. James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 299-313 Journal Article: Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986 Aroney, M. J.; Buckingham, A. D. Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 273-297