# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 31 July 1918 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102395#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Provo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102395#P19))
- **Died:** 2 June 2018 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102395#P570))
- **Place of death:** Los Angeles ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102395#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102395#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; university teacher; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102395#P106))
- **Education:** Brigham Young University; Provo High School; University of Wisconsin–Madison ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102395#P69))
- **Awards:** Guggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; William C. Rose Award; Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry; Tolman Award; honorary doctor of Stockholm University; Glenn T. Seaborg Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102395#P166))

## 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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- [Wikipedia (English): Paul D. Boyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_D._Boyer) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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