| Norman Haworth  AKA Walter Norman Haworth
Born: 19-Mar-1883
Birthplace: Chorley, Lancashire, England
Died: 19-Mar-1950
Location of death: Birmingham, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist Nationality: England
Executive summary: The Constitution of Sugars In 1934 with Sir Edmund Hirst, the first to synthesize Vitamin C. Father: Thomas Haworth (linoleum manufacturer)
Wife: Violet Chilton (m. 1922, two sons)
University: University of Manchester (1906)
University: PhD, University of Göttingen (1910)
Teacher: Demonstrator, Imperial College London (1911-12)
Teacher: Lecturer and Reader, University of St. Andrews (1912-20)
Professor: University of Durham (1920-25)
Professor: Chemistry Department Head, University of Birmingham (1925-48)
Administrator: Vice Principal, University of Birmingham (1947-48)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1937 (with Paul Karrer)
Davy Medal 1934
Royal Medal 1942
Knighthood 1947
Royal Society Fellow 1928, VP 1947-48
Author of books:
The Constitution of Sugars (1929, chemistry)
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