Peter D. Mitchell

Peter Mitchell
FRS
Peter Mitchell FRS
Born	Peter Dennis Mitchell; 29 September 1920; Mitcham, Surrey, England
Died	10 April 1992 (aged 71); Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA, MA, PhD)
Known for	Discovery of the mechanism of ATP synthesis (chemiosmosis)
Relatives	Godfrey Mitchell (uncle)
Awards	Rosenstiel Award (1976); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1978); Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1978); Copley Medal (1981);
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	University of Edinburgh; Glynn Research Ltd.;
Thesis	The rates of synthesis and proportions by weight of the nucleic acid components of a Micrococcus during growth in normal and in penicillin containing media with reference to the bactericidal action of penicillin (1950)
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Peter Dennis Mitchell FRS (29 September 1920 – 10 April 1992) was a British biochemist who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his theory of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis.

Peter Mitchell FRS

Born	Peter Dennis Mitchell (1920-09-29)29 September 1920 Mitcham, Surrey, England
Died	10 April 1992(1992-04-10) (aged 71) Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA, MA, PhD)
Known for	Discovery of the mechanism of ATP synthesis (chemiosmosis)
Relatives	Godfrey Mitchell (uncle)
Awards	Rosenstiel Award (1976) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1978) Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1978) Copley Medal (1981)
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	University of Edinburgh Glynn Research Ltd.
Thesis	The rates of synthesis and proportions by weight of the nucleic acid components of a Micrococcus during growth in normal and in penicillin containing media with reference to the bactericidal action of penicillin (1950)

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