an two hundred and fifty collaborators in Cambridge, and latterly in Basel, of whommore than half have assumed academic positions. He has also on numerous occasionsenjoyed exceptionally stimulating and fruitful collaboration with fellow-scientists inlaboratories other than his own. His interests in chemistry are wide, but the main arena ofhis first-hand engagement has been the investigation of natural products, or organicchemistry -- a domain he regards as "endlessly fascinating in itself," and one whichpresents unlimited and unparalleled opportunities for the discovery, testing, developmentand refinement of general principles. Professor Woodward holds more than twenty honorary degrees of which only afew I listed here: D.Sc. Wesleyan University, 1945; D. Sc. Harvard University, 1957; D.Sc. University of Cambridge (England), 1964; D. Sc. Brandeis University, 1965; D. Sc.Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa), 1966; D.Sc. University of Western Ontario(Canada), 1968;D.Sc. University de Louvain (Belgium), 1970. Some of the awards presented to him I listed here: John Scott Medal (FranklinInstitute and City of Philadelphia), 1945; Backeland Medal (North Jersey Section of theAmerican Chemical Society), 1955; Davy Medal (Royal Society), 1959; Roger AdamsMedal (American Chemical Society), 1961; Pius XI Gold Medal (Pontifical Academy ofSciences), 1969; National Medal of Science (United States of America), 1964; WillardGibbs Medal (Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society), 1967; Lavoisier Medal(Society Chimique de France), 1968; The Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class (HisMajesty the Emperor of Japan), 1970; Hanbury Memorial Medal (The PharmaceuticalSociety of Great Britain), 1970; Pierre Brnylants Medal (University de Louvain), 1970. Robert Woodward is a member of the National Academy of Sciences; Fellow ofthe American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Honorary Member of the German ChemicalSociety; Honorary Fellow of The Chemical Societ...
