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Gertrude Maud Robinson | |
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| Born | Gertrude Maud Walsh 6 February 1886 Winsford, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 1 March 1954 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Owens College |
| Spouse | Robert Robinson |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
Gertrude Maud Robinson (formerly Walsh) was an influential organic chemist most famous for her work on plant pigments; the Piloty-Robinson Pyrrole Synthesis, which is named for her; her syntheses of fatty acids; and her synthesis of δ-hexenolactone,[1] the first synthetic molecule with the character of penicillin.[2]
- ^ Medawar, P.B.; Robinson, G.M.; Robinson, R. A Synthetic Differential Growth Inhibitor. Nature, 1943, 151, 195. doi:10.1038/151195a0
- ^ Dunstan, A.E.; Woodhead, D.W.; Simonsen, J.L. Obituary notices. J. Chem. Soc. , 1954, 2664–2668. doi:10.1039/JR9540002664