James Batcheller Sumner

James Batcheller Sumner

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1946

Cornell University

“for his discovery that enzymes can be crystallized”

James Batcheller Sumner was an American chemist. He shared the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery that enzymes can be crystallized. He was affiliated with Cornell University when awarded.

Field
Chemistry · Biochemistry
Lifespan
1887–1955