He specialised in Biochemistry, in some aspects of Vitamins E and B2, and in techniques that laid the foundation for chromatography. He developed partition chromatography whilst working on the separation of amino acids, and later developed gas-liquid chromatography. Amongst many other honours, he received his Nobel Prize in 1952.
He was married, with one son and three daughters. He died 28 July2002.
ArcherJohnPorterMartin, the only son of four children, was born on March 1, 1910, in London, England, to William ArcherPorterMartin, a physician, and Lilian Kate Brown, a nurse.
ArcherJohnPorterMartin was born on March 1, 1910, in London, England, to William ArcherPorterMartin, a physician, and Lilian Kate Brown, a nurse.
ArcherJohnPorterMartin was born on March 1st, 1910, in London where his father was a general medical practitioner.
Martin entered Cambridge University with the intention of becoming a chemical engineer but, due to the influence of Professor J.B.S. Haldane, then Reader of Biochemistry at Cambridge, he eventually specialized in biochemistry.
Dr. Martin, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1950), was made Companion of the British Empire in 1960.
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