H. E. Carter

Herbert E. Carter
BornSeptember 25, 1910
DiedMarch 4, 2007 (2007-03-05) (aged 96)
Alma materDePauw University (BA, 1930)
University of Illinois
Known forthreonine Chemistry
Pioneered the field of sphingolipid
AwardsEli Lilly Award (1943)
William H. Nichols Medal (1965)
Kenneth A. Spencer Award
Alton E. Bailey Award
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Arizona
Doctoral advisorCarl Shipp Marvel
Doctoral studentsPhilip Handler

Herbert Edmund Carter (September 25, 1910 – March 4, 2007)[1] was an American biochemist and educator. He grew up in central Indiana and received his bachelor's degree from DePauw University. He received a Ph.D. in 1934 in organic chemistry from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.