When was Stanford Moore born?

Stanford Moore was born on 4 September 1913 in Chicago.

Where did Stanford Moore study?

Stanford Moore was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison, Vanderbilt University, University School of Nashville.

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Stanford Moore

American biochemist (1913-1982)

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Stanford Moore (September 4, 1913 – August 23, 1982) was an American biochemist. He shared a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972, with Christian B. Anfinsen and William Howard Stein, for work done at Rockefeller University on the structure of the enzyme ribonuclease and for contributing to the understanding of the connection between the chemical structure and catalytic activity of the ribonuclease molecule.

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Born: 4 September 1913 wd
Place of birth: Chicago wd
Died: 23 August 1982 wd
Place of death: New York City wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: biochemist, chemist, university teacher wd
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Vanderbilt University, University School of Nashville wd

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1972)
doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1964)

About

Moore attended Peabody Demonstration School, now known as University School of Nashville, and in 1935 graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. He earned his doctorate in Organic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1938. Moore then joined the staff of the Rockefeller Institute, later Rockefeller University, where he spent his entire professional career, with the exception of a period of government service during World War II. He became Professor of Biochemistry in 1952.

In 1958, he and William H. Stein developed the first automated amino acid analyzer, which facilitated the determination of protein sequences. In 1959, Moore and Stein announced the first determination of the complete amino acid sequence of an enzyme, ribonuclease, work which was cited in the Nobel award.

The careers of Moore and Stein were inextricably intertwined; Moore's final publication was the National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir of Stein.

Moore bequeathed his estate to Rockefeller University "to help a young scholar have the same opportunity that I had."

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When was Stanford Moore born?: Stanford Moore was born on 4 September 1913 in Chicago.
Where did Stanford Moore study?: Stanford Moore was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison, Vanderbilt University, University School of Nashville.

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