Frederick Whatley
Frederick Robert Whatley FRS (26 January 1924 – 14 November 2020) was an English botanist and biochemist who held the title of Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford from 1971 to 1991. In 1954, Whatley, Mary Belle Allen and Daniel Israel Arnon discovered photophosphorylation in vitro. In 1967 he was nominated jointly (but unsuccessfully) with Allen and Arnon for a Nobel Prize.
Frederick Whatley | |
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| Born | 26 January 1924 |
| Died | 14 November 2020 (aged 96) Buckinghamshire, England |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Known for | photosynthesis, ferredoxin, ATP, electron transport |
| Awards | Nobel Prize (1967, nominated) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Botany |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Academic advisors | Robin Hill |
| Notable students | Barry Halliwell |
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