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William Albert Noyes | |
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| Born | November 6, 1857 near Independence, Iowa, United States |
| Died | October 24, 1941 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | Grinnell College Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Camphor chemistry |
| Awards | Willard Gibbs Award (1919) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Illinois |
| Doctoral advisor | Ira Remsen |
| Doctoral students | Carl Shipp Marvel |
William Albert Noyes (November 6, 1857 – October 24, 1941) was an American analytical and organic chemist. He made pioneering determinations of atomic weights, chaired the chemistry department at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign from 1907 to 1926, was the founder and editor of several important chemical journals, and received the American Chemical Society's highest award, the Priestley Medal, in 1935.