Robert Burns Woodward FRS(For) HFRSE (April 10, 1917 – July 8, 1979) was an American organic chemist. He is considered by many to be the most preeminent synthetic organic chemist of the twentieth century, having made many key contributions to the subject, especially in the synthesis of complex natural products and the determination of their molecular structure. He also worked closely with Roald Hoffmann on theoretical studies of chemical reactions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1965.
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10 April 1917 Boston, Massachusetts
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8 July 1979 (aged 62) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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