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 |
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.[1] 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.
- ^ Reports of the President and of the Treasurer. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation ·. 1959. p. 106. Retrieved 13 March 2021.