Karl August Folkers

Karl August Folkers
Karl August Folkers
Born(1906-09-01)September 1, 1906
Decatur, Illinois
DiedDecember 7, 1997(1997-12-07) (aged 91)
New London, Connecticut
Known forvitamin B12
AwardsACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1941)
Perkin Medal (1960)
William H. Nichols Medal (1967)
Welch Award (1972)
Priestley Medal (1986)
National Medal of Science (1990)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsMerck
University of Texas at Austin

Karl August Folkers (September 1, 1906 – December 7, 1997) was an American biochemist who made major contributions to the isolation and identification of bioactive natural products.

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