Andrew Benson
| Andrew Benson | |
|---|---|
| Benson in 2007 | |
| Born | Andrew Alm Benson September 24, 1917 | 
| Died | January 16, 2015 (aged 97) La Jolla, California | 
| Awards | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1962) | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry | 
| Institutions | Scripps 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.