▁he ▁gained ▁a ▁first - class ▁honour ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Chem istry . ▁At ▁Mun ich ▁University ▁he ▁worked ▁under ▁Nobel ▁Prize - win ning ▁Heinrich ▁Wiel and . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁he ▁gained ▁a ▁Ph D ▁( mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ) ▁for ▁the ▁aut ox id ation ▁of ▁al de hy des . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁G ow land ▁Hop kins ▁Bio chem ical ▁Labor atory ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁alongside ▁Nobel ▁la ure ates ▁Ernst ▁Ch ain , ▁Richard ▁Syn ge , ▁Frederick ▁S anger , ▁Hans ▁Kre bs ▁and ▁Arch er ▁Martin . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁defining ▁period , ▁working ▁with ▁Hermann ▁Bl as ch ko ▁on ▁mon o am ines ▁that ▁have ▁great ▁phys i ological ▁interest . ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁post ▁at ▁the ▁Ma ud s ley ▁Hospital ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁am ph et am ines . ▁Mar ried ▁to ▁B ery l ▁A ils a ▁Griff ith s , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁w art ime ▁research ▁labor atory ▁for ▁tre ating ▁shell - sh ock ▁in ▁the ▁Mill ▁Hill ▁Emer gency ▁Hospital . ▁Despite ▁tax ing ▁commit ments , ▁he ▁simultaneously ▁qualified ▁in ▁medicine ▁at ▁St ▁Bar th ol ome w ' s ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Rich ter ▁received ▁a ▁Rock ef eller ▁Foundation ▁grant ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁labor atory ▁in ▁the