Person Hopkins; Sir; Frederick Gowland (1861 - 1947); biochemist Hopkins Frederick Gowland Sir biochemist 1861 - 1947 British Male 16 Marine Parade, Eastbourne, Sussex, England 20 June 1861 18610620 Saxmeadham, 71 Grange Road, Cambridge, England 16/05/1947 19470516 Burial: St Giles' cemetery, now Ascension Cemetery, Cambridge.

Saxmeadham, 71 Grange Road, Cambridge, England

biochemist Biochemistry Education: Grove House School, Eastbourne; City of London School (1871-1876); University College, London; Guy's Hospital MA (Camb); MB; DSc (Lond) Career: Staff, Guy's Hospital, London (1894); Lecturer on chemical physiology, Cambridge (1898); Tutor at Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1905-1910); Praelector in Physiological Chemistry, Trinity College, Cambridge (1911); Professor of Biochemistry (1914); Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge; President, British Association. Awards/Medals: Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1929 Albert Medal 1934 Honours: Kt 1925; OM 1935 Memberships: MRCS; LRCP; FIC Parents: Frederick Hopkins, bookseller, and his wife, Elizabeth Stafford, née Gowland. Cousin of the Gerard Manley Hopkins. Spouse: Jessie Ann (1869–1956), daughter of the late Edward William Stevens, ship's fitter, of Ramsgate (14 April 1898). Children: One son, and two daughters, one of whom was Jacquetta Hawkes (1910–1996), archaeologist. Coined the word 'vitamins'. Discovered the amino acid tryptophan. Royal Society roles: PRS 1930-1935; VP 1928-1930 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1918; Copley Medal 1926 Lectures: Croonian (jointly) 1915 Fellow 11/05/1905 44 Walter Holbrook Gaskell; John Newport Langley; William Bate Hardy; Ernest Henry Starling;William Dobinson Halliburton; Philip Henry Pye-Smith; Charles Scott Sherrington; William Bateson; John Scott Haldane Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1948-1949 vol 6 pp 115-145, plate, by H H Dale References: R A McCance, 'An Interesting but Forgotten Publication of Frederick Gowland Hopkins, PRS' in NR 1952 vol 9 pp 348-352 Joseph Needham, 'Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, OM, FRS (1861-1947)' in NR 1962 vol 17 pp 117-162, plate John Caldwell 'Drug Metabolism and pharmacogenetics: the British contribution to fields of international significance ' in BJP [British Pharmacological Sciety] Volume 147 ((S1), January 2006, pp S89 - S99 Hopkins P0072.jpg Harold Dickins on behalf of his father, F N Dickins International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1938.0002 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Hopkins%2C+Frederick+Gowland RCN 11367 RCN 11694 RCN 45228 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH4261 20 Jun 1861 - 16 May 1947 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 21/06/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6168 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 20/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/40593425 59482db2-3382-403c-a7c5-64b00951f3df