Norman Haworth Scientist

Sir (Walter) Norman Haworth FRS. (19 March 1883, White Coppice, Chorley, Lancashire – 19 March 1950, Barnt Green, Worcestershire) was a British chemist best known for his groundbreaking work on ascorbic acid (vitamin C) while working at the University of Birmingham. He received the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C". The prize was shared with Swiss chemist Paul Karrer for his work on other vitamins.Haworth worked out the correct structure of a number of sugars, and is known among organic chemists for his development of the Haworth projection that translates three-dimensional sugar structures into convenient two-dimensional graphical form.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 19, 1883
Birth place	England , Lancashire , Chorley
Nationality	United Kingdom
Date of death	March 19, 1950
Place of death	England , Worcestershire , Barnt Green
Education	University of Göttingen University of Manchester
Known for	Carbohydrate Vitamin C