John Pitkin Norton

American biochemist (1822–1852)
Person human Q6252972
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Summary

John Pitkin Norton was born on July 19, 1822[1]. He died on September 5, 1852[2]. He worked as a biochemist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Grove Street Cemetery[5]
  • Employer: Yale University[6]
  • Educated at: Yale University[7]
  • Doctoral advisor: Benjamin Silliman Sr.[8], James Finlay Weir Johnston[9]
  • Student: Samuel William Johnson[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Doctoral student: Samuel William Johnson[12]
  • Archives at: Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library[13]
  • Given name: John[14]
  • Student of: Benjamin Silliman Sr.[15], James Finlay Weir Johnston[16]

FAQs

What did John Pitkin Norton do for work?

John Pitkin Norton worked as a biochemist[3].

Where did John Pitkin Norton go to school?

John Pitkin Norton was educated at Yale University[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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