# Ronald George Wreyford Norrish

_British chemist_

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> Ronald George Wreyford Norrish FRS was a British chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 November 1897 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235834#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Cambridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235834#P19))
- **Died:** 7 June 1978 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235834#P570))
- **Place of death:** Cambridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235834#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235834#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235834#P106))
- **Education:** Emmanuel College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235834#P69))
- **Awards:** Meldola Medal and Prize; Fellow of the Royal Society; Liversidge Award; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris; Davy Medal; Faraday Lectureship Prize; Royal Society Bakerian Medal; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Longstaff Prize; Royal Society Bakerian Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235834#P166))

## Questions

**When was Ronald George Wreyford Norrish born?**  
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish was born on 9 November 1897 in Cambridge.

**Where did Ronald George Wreyford Norrish study?**  
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish was educated at Emmanuel College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ronald George Wreyford Norrish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_George_Wreyford_Norrish) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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