John W. Cornforth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_W._Cornforth
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-09-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:deaf true
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-12-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sussex
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Robert_Robinson
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:field organic chemistry
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Warcup_Cornforth
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John W. Cornforth
gptkbp:knownFor stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Vladimir_Prelog
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
1975
gptkbp:notableWork research on cholesterol biosynthesis
gptkbp:occupation chemist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rita_Harradence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cyril_Hinshelwood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5