AKA William Standish Knowles

Born: 1-Jun-1917
Birthplace: Taunton, MA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Chiral catalysts

Wife: Lesley (four children)

    High School: Phillips Academy Andover (1934-35, senior year only)
    University: Harvard University
    University: PhD, Columbia University (1942)

    Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2001 (with Ryoji Noyori and K. Barry Sharpless)
    Monsanto Research Chemist (1942-86)

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