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William H. Stein

William H. SteinAKA William Howard Stein

Born: 25-Jun-1911
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2-Feb-1980
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Studied ribonuclease

Father: Freed M. Stein (businessman)
Mother: Beatrice Borg Stein
Wife: Phoebe Hockstader (m. 1936, three sons)
Son: William H. Stein, Jr.
Son: David F. Stein
Son: Robert J. Stein

    High School: Phillips Exeter Academy
    University: Harvard University (1933)
    University: PhD, Columbia University (1938)
    Scholar: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1938-54)
    Professor: Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1954-)

    Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1972 (with Christian Anfinsen and Stanford Moore)
    National Academy of Sciences
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    American Chemical Society
    American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society


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