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John Cornforth

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John Cornforth

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Also known as John Warcup Cornforth, Kappa Cornfoth, Sir John Cornforth, Sir John Warcup Cornforth, John Conforth

chimico australiano

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John Cornforth (1917–2013) was an Australian chemist and university teacher specializing in organic chemistry. Born in Sydney, he was educated at the University of Sydney, St Catherine's College, and the University of Oxford, where his doctoral advisor was Robert Robinson. He served as a member of the Royal Society, the National Academy of Sciences, the Australian Academy of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Cornforth worked at the University of Warwick and the University of Sussex. He received several honors, including the Copley Medal, the Corday-Morgan Prize, the title of Fellow of the Royal Society, and the rank of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Cornforth, who was deaf, resided in Brighton, where he died on December 8, 2013. His spouse was Rita Harradence.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1937
Works
21

Top works

  • The Country Life picture book of country houses
  • Inveraray Castle
  • Inveraray Castle
  • Houghton, Norfolk
  • Adare Manor

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Canada
Active from
1989-10-06
Discogs

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

    · 1996 · cited 204,591x

  2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,635x

  3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

    · 2000 · cited 36,910x

  4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

    · 2007 · cited 35,581x

  5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

    · 1992 · cited 29,131x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1975

    “for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Sydney
Place of death
Brighton
Spouse
Rita Harradence
Occupation
university teacher
Educated at
University of Oxford
Employer
University of Sussex
Languages spoken
English language
Award
Knight Bachelor
Doctoral advisor
Robert Robinson
Student of
Robert Robinson
Field of work
organic chemistry
Image
John Cornforth 1975.jpg
Residence
Brighton
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date of death
2013-12-08
member of
Academia Europaea
date of birth
1917-09-07
medical condition
deafness
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Commons category
John Cornforth
name in native language
John Warcup 'Kappa' Cornforth
interested in
organic chemistry
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Article · Italiano

Sir John Warcup Cornforth (Sydney, 7 settembre 1917 – Brighton, 14 dicembre 2013) è stato un chimico australiano. John Cornforth (1975) Ha vinto il premio Nobel per la chimica nel 1975 per il suo lavoro sulla stereochimica delle reazioni catalizzate da enzimi, diventando così l'unico premio Nobel originario del Nuovo Galles del Sud. Era completamente sordo sin dalla adolescenza. Gli studi di Cornforth hanno avuto profonda influenza nelle ricerche compiute sulla penicillina durante la guerra. Fu collaboratore nella scrittura de "The Chemistry of Penicillin" (Princeton University Press 1949). Ricevette il premio Nobel con Vladimir Prelog nel 1975 e fu nominato cavaliere nel 1977. Fu premiato con la medaglia Corday-Morgan nel 1953, con la medaglia Davy nel 1968, con la medaglia Royal nel 1976 e infine con la medaglia Copley nel 1982. È stato membro della Royal Society e lavoratore molto attivo nella ricerca chimica presso l'Università del Sussex.

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