Rudolph Peters

Sir
Rudolph Peters
Born(1889-04-13)13 April 1889
Kensington
Died29 January 1982(1982-01-29) (aged 92)
Cambridge
NationalityBritish
SpouseFrances Williamina Vérel
AwardsFRS (1935)
Royal Medal (1949)
Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1950)

Sir Rudolph Albert Peters MC MID FRS HFRSE FRCP LLD (13 April 1889 – 29 January 1982) was a British biochemist. He led the research team at Oxford who developed British Anti-Lewisite (BAL), an antidote for the chemical warfare agent lewisite. His efforts investigating the mechanism of arsenic war gases were deemed crucial in maintaining battlefield effectiveness.

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