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Norman Pirie | |
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| Born | 1 July 1907 Easebourne, West Sussex, England |
| Died | 29 March 1997 (aged 89) Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Known for | crystallization of tomato bushy stunt virus |
| Awards | Copley Medal in 1971 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | virology, leaf protein |
| Institutions | Rothamsted Experimental Station |
Norman Wingate Pirie FRS[1] (1 July 1907 – 29 March 1997), was a British biochemist and virologist who, along with Frederick Bawden, discovered that a virus can be crystallized by isolating tomato bushy stunt virus in 1936. This was an important milestone in understanding DNA and RNA.[2]
- ^ Pierpoint, W. S. (1999). "Norman Wingate Pirie. 1 July 1907 - 29 March 1997: Elected F.R.S. 1949". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45: 397. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0027.
- ^ Fowden, L.; Pierpoint, S. (1997). "Norman Pirie (1907-97)". Nature. 387 (6633): 560. doi:10.1038/42378. PMID 9177338.