| Alexander R. Todd  AKA Alexander Robert Todd
Born: 2-Oct-1907
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 10-Jan-1997
Location of death: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist Nationality: Scotland
Executive summary: Studied nucleotides, ATP, etc Father: Alexander Todd (businessman)
Mother: Jean Lowrie
Wife: Alison Sarah (dau. of Sir Henry Dale, one son, two daughters)
Son: Alexander Henry
Daughter: Helen Jean
Daughter: Hilary Alison
University: BS, University of Glasgow (1928)
University: PhD, University of Frankfurt (1931)
University: PhD, Oriel College, Oxford University (1933)
Teacher: Reader in Biochemistry, University of London (1937-38)
Professor: Organic Chemistry, University of Manchester (1938-44)
Professor: Cambridge University (1944-71)
Administrator: Chancellor, University of Strathclyde (1975-)
Professor: Visiting Professor, Hatfield Polytechnic (1978-86)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1957
Davy Medal 1949
Knighthood 1954
Royal Medal 1955
Copley Medal 1970
Royal Society President, 1975
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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