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James B. Sumner
James Batcheller Sumner is an American chemist. He discovered that enzymes could be crystallized, for which he shared the 1946 chemistry prize with John Howard Northrop and Wendell Meredith Stanley. He was also the first to prove that enzymes are proteins.
BornNovember 19, 1887, Canton, Massachusetts, USA
DiedAugust 12, 1955, Buffalo, New York, USA
NationalityUnited States
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsCornell University
Alma materHarvard University
Doctoral studentsAlexander Dounce
Known forFirst to isolate an enzyme in crystallized form, First to show that an enzyme is a protein
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)

About James B. Sumner

Chemist James B. Sumner was born in Massachusetts, United States on November 19, 1887. He dies at the age of 67, on August 12, 1955.

An American chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 for developing a crystallisable enzyme. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the National Academy of Science.

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James B. Sumner before becoming famous

James B. Sumner was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1887 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

In 1910, he graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree.

Achievement of James B. Sumner

After being unintentionally shot by a friend while hunting as a teenager, his left arm had to be amputated below the elbow.

James B. Sumner's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife Cid Ricketts, whom he married in 1915, he had four boys.

James B. Sumner Collabed with

He was one of the first American chemists to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, alongside Chemist Irving Langmuir.

James B. Sumner Income & Net worth

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