Herbert E. Carter | |
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| Born | September 25, 1910 |
| Died | March 4, 2007 (aged 96) |
| Alma mater | DePauw University (BA, 1930) University of Illinois |
| Known for | Determining the structure of threonine, and pioneerinng the field of sphingolipids |
| Awards | Eli Lilly Award (1943) William H. Nichols Medal (1965) Kenneth A. Spencer Award Alton E. Bailey Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Arizona |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Shipp Marvel |
| Doctoral students | Philip 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.