1917년부터 2012년까지 살았던 미국의 화학자. 카이랄 촉매 수소화 반응에 대한 연구로 2001년 노벨 화학상을 수상했다.
William S(tandish) Knowles (1917–2012), an American chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001 for his work on chirally catalyzed hydrogenation reactions.
예문:
"Knowles shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Ryōji Noyori and K. Barry Sharpless."
"The work of William S. Knowles significantly advanced the field of asymmetric synthesis."
"Before his Nobel recognition, Knowles spent many years working at Monsanto."