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Paul D. Boyer

American biochemist (1918–2018)

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Paul Delos Boyer was an American biochemist, analytical chemist, and a professor of chemistry at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research on the "enzymatic mechanism underlying the biosynthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)" with John E. Walker, making Boyer the first Utah-born Nobel laureate; the remainder of the Prize in that year was awarded to Danish chemist Jens Christian Skou for his discovery of the Na+/K+-ATPase.

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Born
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Place of birth
Provo wd
Died
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Place of death
Los Angeles wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biochemist, university teacher, chemist wd
Education
Brigham Young University, Provo High School, University of Wisconsin–Madison wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1955)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1997)
  • William C. Rose Award (1989)
  • Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (1955)
  • Tolman Award (1981)
  • honorary doctor of Stockholm University (1974)
  • Glenn T. Seaborg Medal (1998)

Questions

When was Paul D. Boyer born?
Paul D. Boyer was born on 31 July 1918 in Provo.
Where did Paul D. Boyer study?
Paul D. Boyer was educated at Brigham Young University, Provo High School, University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Paul D. Boyer · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q102395 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Paul D. Boyer.jpg by GBHayes (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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