Joseph S. Fruton
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1912 – 2007
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Who was Joseph S. Fruton?
Joseph Stewart Fruton, born Joseph Fruchtgarten, was a Jewish Polish-American biochemist and historian of science. His most significant scientific work involved synthetic peptides and their interactions with proteases; with his wife Sofia Simmonds he also published an influential textbook, General Biochemistry. From 1970 until his death, Fruton worked extensively on the history of science, particularly the history of biochemistry and molecular biology.
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- Born
- May 14, 1912
Częstochowa - Also known as
- Joseph Fruton
- Nationality
- Poland
- United States of America
- Education
- PhD, Columbia University
Biological Chemistry
( - 1934/05)
- PhD, Columbia University
- Lived in
- New Haven
( - 2007/07/29)
- New Haven
- Died
- Jul 29, 2007
New Haven
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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