Melvin Calvin Scientist

Melvin Ellis Calvin (April 8, 1911 – January 8, 1997) was an American chemist most famed for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham, for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Calvin Melvin Ellis (full name)
Birth date	April 08, 1911
Birth name	Melvin Ellis Calvin
Birth place	Saint Paul Minnesota , United States
Nationality	United States
Date of death	January 08, 1997
Place of death	Berkeley California , California , United States
Education	University of Minnesota Michigan Technological University
Known for	Light-independent reactions