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William Standish Knowles

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At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.


— William Standish Knowles


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At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.


— William Standish Knowles


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At this point I was strongly advised that I was too young socially to go to college so I took a second senior year at Andover, another boarding school.


— William Standish Knowles


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I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.


— William Standish Knowles


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I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.


— William Standish Knowles


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I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain.


— William Standish Knowles


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I was particularly good at math and science.


— William Standish Knowles


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I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.


— William Standish Knowles


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In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.


— William Standish Knowles


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In those days industry would hire any chemist that could breathe.


— William Standish Knowles


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The other half of the prize was awarded to K. After his year in preparatory school Knowles attended Harvard where he majored in chemistry focusing on organic chemistry. Personal life
Following his retirement in 1986 Knowles resided in Chesterfield Missouri a suburb of St.

He shared half the prize with Ryōji Noyori for their work in asymmetric synthesis specifically for his work in hydrogenation reactions. Barry Sharpless for his work in oxidation reactions.

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