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Sir John Cornforth
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John Warcup Cornforth, Jr.
7 September 1917 |
| Died | 14 December 2013 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australian, British |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney, St Catherine's College, Oxford |
| Known for | Stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions |
| Awards | Corday–Morgan Medal (1949) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1975)Royal Medal (1976) Copley Medal (1982) |
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| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Oxford, University of Sussex |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Robinson |
Sir John Warcup "Kappa" Cornforth, Jr., AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (7 September 1917 – 14 December 2013) was an Australian-British chemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions.
Cornforth died on 14 December 2013 from natural causes at his Brighton home, aged 96.
See also
- In Spanish: John Cornforth
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