Andrew Benson

Andrew Benson
Benson in 2007
Born
Andrew Alm Benson

(1917-09-24)September 24, 1917
DiedJanuary 16, 2015(2015-01-16) (aged 97)
La Jolla, California
AwardsErnest Orlando Lawrence Award (1962)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsScripps Institution of Oceanography

Andrew Alm Benson (September 24, 1917 January 16, 2015) was an American biologist and a professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego, until his retirement in 1989. He is known for his work in understanding the carbon cycle in plants.