| K. Barry Sharpless  AKA Karl Barry Sharpless
Born: 28-Apr-1941
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Chiral catalysts Wife: Jan Dueser (m. 28-Apr-1965)
Daughter: Hannah (b. 1976)
Son: William (b. 1978)
Son: Isaac (b. 1980)
High School: Friends Central School, Philadelphia, PA (1959)
University: BA, Dartmouth College (1959-63)
University: PhD, Stanford University (1968)
Scholar: Harvard University
Professor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1970-77)
Professor: Stanford University (1977-80)
Professor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1980-90)
Professor: Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute (1990-)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2001 (with William S. Knowles and Ryoji Noyori)
Guggenheim Fellowship 1987
Wolf Prize in Chemistry 2001 (with Henri B. Kagan and Ryoji Noyori)
American Association for the Advancement of Science 1984
American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1984
Federation of American Scientists Board of Sponsors
National Academy of Sciences 1985
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