Roland Victor Norris (1888 – 28 April 1950) was a biochemist and agricultural scientist who worked in India and Ceylon.[a] He served as the first agricultural chemist to the government of Madras.
Norris graduated from Manchester University and worked as an assistant to W.H. Perkin. He then worked at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine in London. In 1910 he worked with Professor Arthur Harden on yeast fermentation[1][2] and received a D.Sc. from London University. In 1914 he took up the post of Physiological Chemist at the Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory in Mukteshwar, India. He served in the Indian Army briefly during the war and in 1918 he became the first Agricultural Chemist to the government of Madras. From 1924 to 1929 he worked as a professor of biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science working on a range of agricultural problems including soil fertility, the chemistry of shellac and the spike disease of sandalwood. He moved to Ceylon[a] in 1929 where he served as director of the Tea Research Institute.[3]
He was married to biochemist Dorothy Norris who later worked at the Lac research institute in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. He was married secondly to Wendy Elizabeth Marie Quigley in 1934 and a daughter, Wendy Elizabeth Anne Jill, was born in Ceylon.[a][4] He visited South Africa in November 1949 and died in 1950 at Port Shepstone, South Africa.[5] He took a keen interest in sports, drama, and was a Freemason.[3]
Publicationsedit
Norris' work in England was mostly on glycogen metabolism and yeast fermentation. After moving to India, he worked on a range of topics including human nutrition, soil nutrients and microbiological processes.
Harden, Arthur; Norris, Roland V. (1910). "The Fermentation of Galactose by Yeast and Yeast-Juice (Preliminary Communication.)". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B. 82 (560): 645–649. Bibcode:1910RSPSB..82..645H. doi:10.1098/rspb.1910.0060. JSTOR 80311.
McCarrison, Robert; Norris, Rol V (1924). "The Relationship of Rice to Beri-Beri in India". Indian Medical Research Memoirs. 2: 1–87.
McCarrison, R.; Newcomb, C.; Viswanath, B.; Norris, R.V. (1927). "The Relation of Endemic Goitre to the Iodine-Content of Soil and Drinking-Water". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 15: 207–46.
Thakur, A. K.; Norris, Roland V. (1928). "A bio-chemical study of some soil fungi with special reference to ammonia production". Journal of the Indian Institute of Science. 11: 141.
Ayyar; Ramaswami, CV; Perumal, T. S. S.; Norris, Roland V. (1929). "The oxidation of sulphur in suspensions of activated sludge and its influence on the solubilization of mineral phosphates". Journal of the Indian Institute of Science. 11: 85–90. [The inventor of the activated sludge process, Gilbert John Fowler was his predecessor at the Indian Institute of Science]
Report on a Visit to Java [with plates, written by the chairman and the director] (1935). Colombo: Tea Research Institute of Ceylon.
^Harden, Arthur; Norris, Roland Victor (1914). "The Enzymes of Washed Zymin and Dried Yeast (Lebedeff). II. Reductase". Biochemical Journal. 8 (1): 100–106. doi:10.1042/bj0080100. ISSN 0264-6021. PMC1276550. PMID 16742284.
^Harden, Arthur; Norris, Roland Victor (1915). "The Reducing Enzymes of Dried Yeast (Lebedeff) and of Rabbit Muscle". Biochemical Journal. 9 (3): 330–336. doi:10.1042/bj0090330. ISSN 0264-6021. PMC1258621. PMID 16742381.
^ abSimonsen, J. L. (1950). "Obituary notices: Roland Victor Norris, 1888–1950". J. Chem. Soc.: 2909–2914. doi:10.1039/JR9500002909.
^"Nuwara Eliya Birth/Baptism Records Ceylon (Sri Lanka) (N)". Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^"FamilySearch : Roland Victor Norris, 28 Apr 1950; Death, Port Shepstone, Natal, South Africa - The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm". South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955
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Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science
January 01, 1970
roland, victor, norris, 1888, april, 1950, biochemist, agricultural, scientist, worked, india, ceylon, served, first, agricultural, chemist, government, madras, born1888, 1888, died28, april, 1950, 1950, aged, port, shepstone, colony, nataleducationmanchester,. Roland Victor Norris 1888 28 April 1950 was a biochemist and agricultural scientist who worked in India and Ceylon a He served as the first agricultural chemist to the government of Madras Roland Victor NorrisBorn1888 1888 Died28 April 1950 1950 04 28 aged 61 62 Port Shepstone Colony of NatalEducationManchester University London University D Sc Known forHuman nutrition soil nutrients and microbiological processesSpousesDorothy Norris Wendy Elizabeth MarieChildrenOne daughter by second wife Scientific careerFieldsBiochemistry agricultural chemistryInstitutionsLister Institute of Preventive Medicine LondonImperial Bacteriological Laboratory IndiaIndian Institute of ScienceTea Research Institute Ceylon now Sri Lanka Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography editNorris graduated from Manchester University and worked as an assistant to W H Perkin He then worked at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine in London In 1910 he worked with Professor Arthur Harden on yeast fermentation 1 2 and received a D Sc from London University In 1914 he took up the post of Physiological Chemist at the Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory in Mukteshwar India He served in the Indian Army briefly during the war and in 1918 he became the first Agricultural Chemist to the government of Madras From 1924 to 1929 he worked as a professor of biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science working on a range of agricultural problems including soil fertility the chemistry of shellac and the spike disease of sandalwood He moved to Ceylon a in 1929 where he served as director of the Tea Research Institute 3 He was married to biochemist Dorothy Norris who later worked at the Lac research institute in Ranchi Jharkhand India He was married secondly to Wendy Elizabeth Marie Quigley in 1934 and a daughter Wendy Elizabeth Anne Jill was born in Ceylon a 4 He visited South Africa in November 1949 and died in 1950 at Port Shepstone South Africa 5 He took a keen interest in sports drama and was a Freemason 3 Publications editNorris work in England was mostly on glycogen metabolism and yeast fermentation After moving to India he worked on a range of topics including human nutrition soil nutrients and microbiological processes Harden Arthur Norris Roland V 1910 The Fermentation of Galactose by Yeast and Yeast Juice Preliminary Communication Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 82 560 645 649 Bibcode 1910RSPSB 82 645H doi 10 1098 rspb 1910 0060 JSTOR 80311 McCarrison Robert Norris Rol V 1924 The Relationship of Rice to Beri Beri in India Indian Medical Research Memoirs 2 1 87 McCarrison R Newcomb C Viswanath B Norris R V 1927 The Relation of Endemic Goitre to the Iodine Content of Soil and Drinking Water Indian Journal of Medical Research 15 207 46 Thakur A K Norris Roland V 1928 A bio chemical study of some soil fungi with special reference to ammonia production Journal of the Indian Institute of Science 11 141 Ayyar Ramaswami CV Perumal T S S Norris Roland V 1929 The oxidation of sulphur in suspensions of activated sludge and its influence on the solubilization of mineral phosphates Journal of the Indian Institute of Science 11 85 90 The inventor of the activated sludge process Gilbert John Fowler was his predecessor at the Indian Institute of Science Report on a Visit to Java with plates written by the chairman and the director 1935 Colombo Tea Research Institute of Ceylon Notes edit a b c Now Sri LankaReferences edit Harden Arthur Norris Roland Victor 1914 The Enzymes of Washed Zymin and Dried Yeast Lebedeff II Reductase Biochemical Journal 8 1 100 106 doi 10 1042 bj0080100 ISSN 0264 6021 PMC 1276550 PMID 16742284 Harden Arthur Norris Roland Victor 1915 The Reducing Enzymes of Dried Yeast Lebedeff and of Rabbit Muscle Biochemical Journal 9 3 330 336 doi 10 1042 bj0090330 ISSN 0264 6021 PMC 1258621 PMID 16742381 a b Simonsen J L 1950 Obituary notices Roland Victor Norris 1888 1950 J Chem Soc 2909 2914 doi 10 1039 JR9500002909 Nuwara Eliya Birth Baptism Records Ceylon Sri Lanka N Retrieved 27 June 2018 FamilySearch Roland Victor Norris 28 Apr 1950 Death Port Shepstone Natal South Africa The National Archives of South Africa NARS Pretoria FHL microfilm South Africa Natal Province Civil Deaths 1863 1955External links editDepartment of Biochemistry Indian Institute of Science Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roland Victor Norris amp oldid 1185968666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
