What is William Standish Knowles?
{{nobelprize|Chemistry}}'''William Standish Knowles''' (June 1, 1917 – June 13, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] [[chemist]]. He was born in [[Taunton, Massachusetts]]. Knowles was one of the recipients of the 2001 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]. He split half the prize with [[Ryōji Noyori]] for their work in [[asymmetric synthesis]], specifically for his work in [[asymmetric hydrogenation|hydrogenation reactions]]. The other half was awarded to [[K. Barry Sharpless]] for his work in [[Oxidation|oxidation reactions]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yun | first1 = O. | title = Profile of William S. Knowles | doi = 10.1073/pnas.0507546102 | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | volume = 102 | issue = 47 | pages = 16913–16915 | year = 2005 | pmid = 16286647 | pmc =1287994 | bibcode = 2005PNAS..10216913Y | doi-access = free }}</ref> Knowles died on June 13, 2012 in [[Chesterfield, Missouri]] at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/science/william-s-knowles-dies-at-84-shared-nobel-prize-in-chemistry.html|title=William Knowles, Nobel Winner in Chemistry, Dies at 95|date=June 15, 2012|work=The New York Times}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Knowles, William Standish}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:American chemists]] [[Category:Scientists from Massachusetts]] {{Nobel Prize in Chemistry}} {{US-bio-stub}}