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James B. Sumner, also known as James Batcheller Sumner, was born on November 19, 1887, in Canton, Massachusetts. He was an American biochemist and chemist, and he held citizenship in the United States. Sumner's mother was Elizabeth Kelly. His nationality was also from the United States.
Sumner received his education from various institutions, including Harvard Medical School, Stockholm University, Free University of Brussels, and Roxbury Latin School. He had Otto Folin as his doctoral advisor. Two notable doctoral students under Sumner's guidance were Alexander Dounce and Theodore Sourkes.
Throughout his career, Sumner focused on the academic discipline of chemistry. He was recognized for his work with the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Sumner passed away on August 12, 1955, in Buffalo, New York.
