Norman Pirie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Norman Pirie

British biochemist

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1907

Place of Birth: Torrance, California, United States

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1997

Profession: biochemist, virologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Norman Wingate (Bill) Pirie FRS (1 July 1907 – 29 March 1997), was a British biochemist and virologist who, along with Frederick Bawden, discovered that a virus can be crystallized by isolating tomato bushy stunt virus in 1936.
This was an important milestone in understanding DNA and RNA.