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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Chemistry (180) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1990s (104) 1996 (13) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1930s (112) 1939 (13) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, western (207) United Kingdom (101) Wisbech (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 2010s (99) 2016 (12) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, western (182) United Kingdom (86) Lewes (1) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) H (52) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) K (52) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) H (38) Harry (4) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Judaism (160) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 50 - 59 (231) 58 (25) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Physical Scientists (333) Chemists and Materials Scientists (111) Chemists (111) 33. Ethnic Origins 33. Ethnic Origins Asia (244) Middle East (197) Israel (197) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, western (223) United Kingdom (110) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University Europe (232) Europe, western (125) United Kingdom (64) Brighton (2) University of Sussex (2) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, western (390) United Kingdom (235) Sheffield (8) University of Sheffield (8) Alumni (2) North America (529) United States (521) Southeastern states (38) Florida (12) Tallahassee (6) Florida State University (6) Long-term academic staff (5) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships R-T (460) R (448) Royal Society (294) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards C-D (404) C (272) Copley Medal (60) D (194) doctor honoris causa (31) M-N (333) M (172) Michael Faraday Prize (3) complete name: Sir Harold Walter Kroto (Harry) nobel prize: chemistry award year: 1996 together with: Richard Smalley together with: Robert Curl prize share: Prize share: 1/3 rational: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1996 was awarded jointly to Robert F. Curl Jr., Sir Harold W. Kroto and Richard E. Smalley "for their discovery of fullerenes." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Harry family name: Kroto nickname: Harry occupation: chemist occupation: university teacher field of work: chemistry work location: University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom description: Sir Harold Walter Kroto (Harry) was an English chemist. He shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley for their discovery of fullerenes. He is the recipient of many other honors and awards. Kroto held many positions in academia throughout his life, most notably the Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry at the Florida State University, which he joined in 2004. Prior to this, he spent a large part of his career at the University of Sussex, where he held an emeritus professorship. Kroto promoted science education and was a critic of religious faith. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1996. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1996/summary/> date birth: 1939 date death: 2016 usual name: Harold Kroto
