Paul D. Boyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul D. Boyer

American biochemist

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Provo, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jun-2018

Profession: university teacher, biochemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Paul Delos Boyer (July 31, 1918 – June 2, 2018) was an American biochemist, analytical chemist, and a professor of chemistry at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research on the "enzymatic mechanism underlying the biosynthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)" (ATP synthase) with John E.
Walker, making Boyer the first Utah-born Nobel laureate; the remainder of the Prize in that year was awarded to Danish chemist Jens Christian Skou for his discovery of the Na+/K+-ATPase.