Sir Rudolph Albert Peters Fellow of the Royal Society (13 April 1889 – 29 January 1982) was a British biochemist. He was elected a FRS in 1935. He led the research team at Oxford who developed British Anti-Lewisite (BAL), an antidote for the chemical warfare agent lewisite. His efforts investigating the mechanism of arsenic war gases were deemed crucial in maintaining battlefield effectiveness.
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13 April 1889 Kensington, British
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Died |
29 January 1982 (aged 92)
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Zodiac | Aries |
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