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K. Barry Sharpless
| Full Name of the recipient | K. Barry Sharpless |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| Year of Award | 2001 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | William S. Knowles (25.0%) Ryoji Noyori (25.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for his work on chirally catalysed oxidation reactions |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia, PA, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 28 April 1941 |
| Age at the time of Award | 59 years |
