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Norman Haworth

British chemist1883 to 1950

Wikidata names Otto Wallach and William Henry Perkin as doctoral advisors and names Otto Wallach as teacher. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Otto Wallach
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William Henry Perkin

Teachers and mentors1

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Otto Wallach

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataOtto Wallachstated by WikidataWilliam Henry Perkin
2 steps up
stated by WikidataAdolf von Baeyerstated by WikidataAugust Wilhelm von Hofmann
3 steps up
stated by WikidataAugust Kekuléstated by WikidataJustus von Liebigstated by WikidataRobert Bunsen
4 steps up
stated by WikidataFriedrich Stromeyerstated by WikidataHeinrich Willstated by WikidataJohn Stenhousestated by WikidataKarl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner

Education and career8

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1903 to 1909
University of Manchester
studied
until 1910
University of Göttingen
studied
1911
University of Manchester
studied
undated
University of London
worked
undated
Imperial College London
worked
undated
University of Birmingham
worked
undated
Durham University
worked
undated
University of St Andrews
worked

At a glance

known as: chemist
fields: chemistry
degrees: Doctor of Sciences
awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, 1928, Royal Medal, 1942, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1937, Davy Medal, 1934, 1851 Research Fellowship, 1910, Knight Bachelor, 1947, Longstaff Prize, 1933, honorary degree, honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo, honorary doctor of the University of Manchester, honorary doctor of Queen's University Belfast, 1947, Royal Society Bakerian Medal, 1944, Royal Society Bakerian Medal
member of: Royal Society of London, from 1928, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
Wikipedia: in 60 languages

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Elsewhere6

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaNorman Haworth
stated by WikidataWikidataQ204600
stated by WikidataVIAF84789403
stated by WikidataGND127482989
stated by WikidataIdRef085490458
stated by WikidataISNI0000000081606848

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@misc{academicancestry_Q204600,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Norman Haworth: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q204600},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Norman Haworth: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q204600