James B. Sumner

James B. Sumner was an American biochemist, virologist, and chemist who also worked as a university teacher. He was educated at Harvard Medical School, Stockholm University, and the Free University of Brussels. His professional career included positions at Cornell University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Sumner’s field of work was biochemistry, and he was interested in chemistry.

Sumner received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His doctoral advisor was Otto Folin, and his doctoral student was Theodore Sourkes.

Born in Canton in 1887, Sumner died in Buffalo in 1955. He spoke English. His name in his native language is James Batcheller Sumner. He is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Chemistry collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.