Lewis Gibson Longsworth (November 16, 1904 – August 8, 1981) was an American

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...

and

biochemist Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and Cell (biology), cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of ...

. New York Times:DR. LEWIS LONGWORTH, CHEMISTRY RESEARCHER; August 12, 1981
/ref> National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs V.73 (1998); Lewis Gibson Longsworth;BY ROBERT A. ALBERTY
/ref> The

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

said that his research "helped to make modern

biochemistry Biochemistry, or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology, a ...

possible". Longsworth was notable for creating separation methods that allowed to measure trace quantities of biological chemicals, as well as for new methods and improved techniques for studying the structures of proteins. Longsworth was a member of the

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the ...

and a professor at

Rockefeller University The Rockefeller University is a Private university, private Medical research, biomedical Research university, research and graduate-only university in New York City, New York. It focuses primarily on the biological and medical sciences and pro ...

. He was also a member of the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

Electrochemical Society The Electrochemical Society is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry solid-state science and related technology. The Society membership comprises ...

, Harvey Society, and

Sigma Xi Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society () is an international non-profit honor society for scientists and engineers. Sigma Xi was founded at Cornell University by a faculty member and graduate students in 1886 and is one of the oldest ...

. He was the recipient of the 1968 American Chemical Society Award in Chromatography and Electrophoresis.Each year the American Chemical Society presents an award to a scientist who has made an outstanding impact on the field of chromatographic science. Since 1970, this award has been sponsored by Supelco. Past recipients of the award are listed below.
/ref>

Life and career

Longsworth was born in Somerset,

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

. He graduated from Southwestern College in 1925. Longsworth received his Ph.D. degree from the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...

in 1928 and spent his career of 42 year at the Rockefeller Institute.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Longsworth, Lewis G. 1904 births 1981 deaths 20th-century American biochemists Cornell University faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences People from Pulaski County, Kentucky University of Kansas alumni Southwestern College (Kansas) alumni