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Robert R. Williams

Date of Birth 16-February-1886
Place of Birth Nellore
(India, Andhra Pradesh, Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Robert Williams, Robert Runnels Williams
Profession Chemist
Robert Runnels Williams was an American chemist, known for being the first to synthesize thiamine. He first isolated thiamine in 1933, and synthesized vitamin B in 1935. Among his awards were the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1940 and the Perkin Medal in 1947. His brother was Roger J. Williams, another important chemist at the time and discoverer of Vitamin B5.

Awards by Robert R. Williams

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