Walter Norman Haworth

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1937

University of Birmingham

“for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C”

Walter Norman Haworth was a British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1937 for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C. His research helped elucidate the structures of sugars and contributed to the synthesis of vitamin C.

Field

Chemistry · Organic Chemistry

Lifespan

1883–1950