About William Standish Knowles:
William Standish Knowles was an American chemist. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Knowles was one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He shared half the prize with Ry?ji Noyori for their work in asymmetric synthesis, specifically for his work in hydrogenation reactions. The other half was awarded to K. Barry Sharpless for his work in oxidation reactions.
My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.
William Standish KnowlesTo my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.
William Standish KnowlesI was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.
William Standish Knowles