Joseph S. Fruton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph S. Fruton

American biochemist

Date of Birth: 14-May-1912

Place of Birth: Częstochowa, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 29-Jul-2007

Profession: chemist, biochemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Joseph Stewart Fruton (May 14, 1912 – July 29, 2007), born Joseph Fruchtgarten, was a Polish-American biochemist and historian of science.
His most significant scientific work involved synthetic peptides and their interactions with proteases; with his wife Sofia Simmonds he also published an influential textbook, General Biochemistry (1953; 1958).
From 1970 until his death, Fruton worked extensively on the history of science, particularly the history of biochemistry and molecular biology.