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Harold Dadford West | |
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Born | July 16, 1904 |
Died | March 5, 1974 Nashville, Tennessee | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
Known for | threonine |
Scientific career | |
Fields | biochemistry |
Harold Dadford West (July 16, 1904 – March 5, 1974) was an American biochemist who was the first to synthesize threonine. Born in New Jersey, his father George, was from Washington D.C. and his mother, Mary, was from Rhode Island. He worked at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee as a teacher. He was married to Jessie Juanita West and had at least two children, Edna (named after his older sister) and Harold West Jr. He died in 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee.
![]() | This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (February 2013) |
Harold Dadford West | |
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Born | July 16, 1904 |
Died | March 5, 1974 Nashville, Tennessee | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
Known for | threonine |
Scientific career | |
Fields | biochemistry |
Harold Dadford West (July 16, 1904 – March 5, 1974) was an American biochemist who was the first to synthesize threonine. Born in New Jersey, his father George, was from Washington D.C. and his mother, Mary, was from Rhode Island. He worked at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee as a teacher. He was married to Jessie Juanita West and had at least two children, Edna (named after his older sister) and Harold West Jr. He died in 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee.