Biography career robert robinson
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Robert Robinson (chemist)
English chemist and Nobel laureate (1886–1975)
For other people with the same name, see Robert Robinson (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Robert Robertson (chemist).
Sir Robert RobinsonOM FRS FRSE[4] (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was a British organic chemist[1] and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids. In 1947, he also received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]He was born at Rufford House Farm, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire[5] the son of James Bradbury Robinson, a maker of surgical dressings, and his wife, Jane Davenport.[6]
Robinson went to school at the Chesterfield Grammar School and the private Fulneck School. He then studied chemistry at the University of Manchester, graduating BSc in 1905. In 1907 he was awarded an 1851 Research Fellowship from the Royal Commission for th
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Robert Robinson (broadcaster)
English radio and television presenter (1927–2011)
Robert Robinson | |
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Born | Robert Henry Robinson (1927-12-17)17 December 1927 Liverpool, England |
Died | 12 August 2011(2011-08-12) (aged 83) Paddington, London, England |
Occupation | Broadcaster |
Years active | 1955–2010 |
Spouse | Josephine Richard (m. 1958) |
Children | 3, including Lucy |
Robert Henry Robinson (17 December 1927 – 12 August 2011)[1] was an English radio and television presenter, game show host, journalist and author. He presented Ask the Family for many years on the BBC.
Biography and career
[edit]Robinson was born in Liverpool,[2] the son of an accountant father, and educated at Raynes Park Grammar School[3] in south London and Exeter College, Oxford.[4] He then became a journalist for the Sunday Chronicle (TV columnist), the Sunday Graphic (film and theatre col