Karl Barry Sharpless
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About
An American chemist who is best known for his work on stereoselective reactions.
Before Fame
He earned his Ph.D from Stanford University in 1968.
Trivia
He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001 for his work on chirally catalysed oxidation reactions.
Family Life
He has three children with his wife Jan Dueser, who he married in 1965.
Associated With
He won the Nobel Prize two years before Peter Agre did.
