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William Howard Stein was an American chemist and biochemist who worked as a university teacher. He was educated at Harvard University and Columbia University, where he studied under Max Bergmann. Stein was employed by The Rockefeller University and conducted his work in the field of biochemistry. He spoke English and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Academy of Sciences.
Stein received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was nominated for both the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Chemistry collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. Stein was born in New York City on June 25, 1911, and died in the same city on February 2, 1980.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1911-06-25 ) June 25, 1911, New York City , New York, USA
- Died
- February 2, 1980 (1980-02-02) (aged 68), New York City , New York, USA
- Education
- Harvard University , Columbia University
- Spouse s
- Phoebe Hockstader (1936–1980; his death; 3 children) (1913–1989)
- Awards
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1972)
- Fields
- Biochemistry
- Institutions
- Rockefeller University , University of Chicago
- Thesis
- The Composition of Elastin (1938)
- Doctoral advisor
- Hans Thacher Clarke
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1972
“for their contribution to the understanding of the connection between chemical structure and catalytic activity of the active centre of the ribonuclease molecule”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Howard
- Family name
- Stein
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Employer
- The Rockefeller University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Max Bergmann
- Field of work
- biochemistry
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- date of birth
- 1911-06-25
- date of death
- 1980-02-02
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- name in native language
- William Howard Stein
- interested in
- biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
William Howard Stein (June 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980) was an American biochemist who collaborated in the determination of the ribonuclease sequence, as well as how its structure relates to catalytic activity, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 for his work. Stein was also involved in the invention of the automatic amino acid analyzer, an advancement in chromatography that opened the door to modern methods of chromatography, such as liquid chromatography and gas chromatography.
Life and education
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