Sir Walter Norman Haworth (born Chorley, Lancashire March 19, 1883 – March 19, 1950) was a British chemist who is best known for his groundbreaking work on ascorbic acid (vitamin C) whilst working at Birmingham University. Statistics Population: 102,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD5817 Administration District: Chorley Shire county: Lancashire Region: North West of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Lancashire Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Lancashire Constabulary Ambulance service: North West Post office and telephone Post town... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chemist Julie Perkins of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory pours from a Florence flask. ... This article deals with the molecular aspects of ascorbic acid. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Ascorbic acid. ... The University of Birmingham is the oldest of three universities in the English city of Birmingham. ...

He received the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C". The prize was shared with Swiss chemist Paul Karrer for his work on other vitamins. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... Carbohydrates are chemical compounds that contain oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon atoms, and no other elements. ... Paul Karrer (April 21, 1889 – June 18, 1971) was a Swiss organic chemist best known for his work on vitamins. ... Retinol (Vitamin A) Vitamins are nutrients required for essential metabolic reactions in the body [1]. Vitamins can act both as catalysts and participants in chemical reactions. ...

He decided to attend Manchester University in 1903 and study chemistry after working for some time in a linoleum factory run by his father. He made this decision in spite of the strong disapproval of his parents. He subsequently studied at the University of Göttingen. University of Manchester Motto: Cognitio Sapientia Hvmanitas Knowledge, wisdom, humanity. ... Linoleum floor - a cheaper variety printed to appear to be wood Linoleum is a floor covering made from solidified linseed oil (linoxyn) in combination with wood flour or cork dust over a burlap or canvas backing. ... The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. ...

In 1912 Haworth became a lecturer at United College of St Andrews University in Scotland and became interested in carbohydrate chemistry, which was being investigated at St Andrews by Thomas Purdie (1843-1916) and James Irvine (1877-1952). Haworth began his work on simple sugars in 1915 and developed a new method for the preparation of the methyl ethers of sugars using methyl sulfate and alkali. He then began studies on the structural features of the disaccharides. University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom. ... Sir James Colquhoun Irvine, KBE, FRS, (May 9, 1877-June 12, 1952) was a British chemist and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1921 until his death. ...

Haworth organized the laboratories at St Andrews University for the production of chemicals and drugs for the British government during World War I (1914-1918). He was appointed professor of organic chemistry at the University of Durham in 1920. Three years later, he became Mason Professor of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham. Durham University is a university in England. ... The University of Birmingham is an English university in the city of Birmingham. ...

In 1934, working with British chemist Sir Edmund Hirst, he was able to synthesize vitamin C, in fact the first ever synthesized.

The Haworth projection, a simple way for representing chemical structures in three dimensions, is named after him. A Haworth projection of the structure for α-D-glucopyranose A Haworth projection is a common way of representing the cyclic structure of monosaccharides with a simple three-dimensional perspective. ...

He was knighted in 1948. He died on March 19, 1950, his 67th birthday. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... . ...

External link

• Walter Haworth's biography at the Nobel Prize Web Site