Sir James Irvine - Wardlaw Museum

Sir James Irvine - Wardlaw Museum

Chemistry

Sir James Irvine was a Scottish organic chemist and he served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews for more than 30 years. He is well known for his discoveries concerning sugar molecules, especially his development of the sugar called Dulcitol, which was used as a treatment for serious diseases of his era, such as meningitis. He also supervised the construction of the anesthetic Novocaine, and, most importantly, he contributed a lot to our knowledge of carbohydrates, especially how we view their 'ring structures, which was a big step leading to future discoveries, such as the shape and structure of DNA chains. The Wardlaw Museum holds a significant number of samples from Irvine's research. See also https://www.curious-sta.org/irvine-building/

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