Albert Charles Chibnall (28 January 1894 - 10 January 1988) was a British biochemist

Biochemist

Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...

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Chibnall was born and educated in England, joined the Army Service Corps at the outbreak of World War I and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps

The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...

 in 1917.

Following the war he became a research student at Imperial College, London, working with, and eventually succeeding S.B.Shryver as Professor of Biochemistry.

His work focussed on plant biochemistry but he was appointed the second Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry

Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry

The Sir William Dunn Professorship of Biochemistry is the senior professorship in biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. The position was established in 1914 by the trustees of the will of Sir William Dunn, banker, merchant and philanthropist....

 at Cambridge University in 1943.

He resigned in 1949 since he felt it was a role more suited to a medically qualified biochemist.

External links

• http://www.bath.ac.uk/ncuacs/guidec.htm#ACChibnall