Robert Robinson (chemist)

Sir
Robert Robinson
OM FRS FRSE
Sir Robert Robinson OM FRS FRSE
48th President of the Royal Society
	In office; 1945–1950
Preceded by	Sir Henry Hallett Dale
Succeeded by	Edgar Adrian
Personal details
Born	13 September 1886; Derbyshire, England
Died	8 February 1975 (aged 88); Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Scientific career
Alma mater	University of Manchester
Known for	Development of Organic synthesis; Arrow pushing; Biomimetic synthesis; Cholesterol total synthesis; Tropinone; Robinson annulation; Robinson–Gabriel synthesis; Allan–Robinson reaction
Spouse	Gertrude Maud Robinson
Awards	Longstaff Prize (1927); Davy Medal (1930); Royal Medal (1932); Copley Medal (1942); Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1947); Franklin Medal (1947); Albert Medal (1947); Faraday Lectureship Prize (1947)
Fields	Organic chemistry
Institutions	University of Sydney; University of Liverpool; British Dyestuffs Corporation; University of Manchester; University College London ; University of Oxford
Doctoral advisor	William Henry Perkin, Jr.
Doctoral students	Sir Edward Abraham; Arthur John Birch; William Sage Rapson; John Cornforth; Rita Harradence; K. Venkataraman

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Sir Robert Robinson OM FRS FRSE (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was a British organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids. In 1947, he also received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm.