Dudley Williams (biochemist)
Dudley Williams | |
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Born | Farsley, West Yorkshire, England | May 25, 1937
Died | November 3, 2010 Cambridge, England | (aged 73)
Education | Pudsey Grammar School |
Alma mater | Leeds University (BSc, 1958 PhD, 1961) |
Spouse(s) | Lorna Patricia Phyllis |
Awards | Meldola Medal (1966) Corday–Morgan Medal (1968) Tilden Medal (1983) Structural Chemistry Award (1984) Bader Award (1991) Leo Friend Award (1996) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry Organic Chemistry |
Institutions | Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | Basil Lythgoe |
Other academic advisors | Carl Djerassi |
Dudley Howard Williams FRS (25 May 1937 – 3 November 2010) was a British biochemist known for utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry in the study of molecular structure, especially the antibiotic vancomycin.