Joseph S. Fruton | |
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| Born | Joseph Fruchtgarten May 14, 1912 Częstochowa, Poland |
| Died | July 29, 2007 (aged 95) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Nationality | Polish, American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University 1934 |
| Known for | General Biochemistry (in its time the best known textbook of biochemistry) |
| Spouse | Sofia Simmonds |
| Awards | Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (1944) Dexter Award (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, history of science |
| Institutions | Rockefeller Institute Yale University |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans Thacher Clarke |
Joseph Stewart Fruton (May 14, 1912 – July 29, 2007), born Joseph Fruchtgarten, was a Polish-American biochemist and historian of science. His most significant scientific work involved synthetic peptides and their interactions with proteases; with his wife Sofia Simmonds he also published an influential textbook, General Biochemistry (1953; 1958).[1] From 1970 until his death, Fruton worked extensively on the history of science, particularly the history of biochemistry and molecular biology.