The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
William C. Rose
Title:
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Affiliation:
University of Illinois
Urbana,Illinois USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1985
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
1966
Citation:
"For the discovery of the essential amino acid threonine and for the subsequent brilliant studies elucidating the qualitative and quantitative amino acid requirements of man and of animals."
Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 6, 1967.