Robert Burns Woodward

Robert Burns Woodward was an American organic chemist, who is considered by many to be the preeminent synthetic organic chemist of the twentieth century.

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Who was born first?

• Robert Burns Woodward and Andrew Huxley were born the same year
• Robert Burns Woodward and John Fenn were born the same year
• Robert Burns Woodward and Herbert A. Hauptman were born the same year
• Robert Burns Woodward and William Standish Knowles were born the same year
• Robert Burns Woodward and Walter Munk were born the same year

Timeline

1. Andrew HuxleyNovember 22, 1917 – May 30, 2012
2. Herbert A. HauptmanFebruary 14, 1917 – October 23, 2011
3. John FennJune 15, 1917 – December 10, 2010
4. Robert Burns Woodward (this page)April 10, 1917 – July 8, 1979
5. Walter MunkOctober 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019
6. William Standish KnowlesJune 1, 1917 – June 13, 2012

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