William Cumming Rose Born April 4, 1887 (1887-04-04) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. Died September 25, 1985 (1985-09-26) (aged 98) Urbana, Illinois, U.S. Nationality United States Alma mater Yale University Known for essential amino acids, threonine Awards Willard Gibbs Award (1952) National Medal of Science (1966) Scientific career Fields Biochemistry, Nutrition