Fruton, Joseph S. 1912-2007
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Name (Latin)
Fruton, Joseph S. 1912-2007
Other forms of name
Fruton, Joseph Stewart, 1912-
Fruton, Joseph S. (Joseph Stewart), 1912-
Date of birth
1912-05-14
Date of death
2007-07-29
Associated country
Poland
United States
Field of activity
Biochemistry
Occupation
College teachers
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- LCN
Wikipedia description:
Joseph Stewart Fruton (May 14, 1912 – July 29, 2007), born Joseph Fruchtgarten, was a Polish-American biochemist and historian of science. His most significant scientific work involved synthetic peptides and their interactions with proteases; with his wife Sofia Simmonds he also published an influential textbook, General Biochemistry (1953; 1958). From 1970 until his death, Fruton worked extensively on the history of science, particularly the history of biochemistry and molecular biology.
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