John Warcup Cornforth
Sir John Warcup Cornforth (born on September 7th 1917 with Sydney in Australia), is an Australian chemist, prize winner of the Nobel Prize of chemistry in 1975.
Cornforth is deaf since its youth, because of a Otosclérose. In spite of its disease, it began studies of Organic chemistry at the 16 years age to the Université of Sydney. In 1937 at the twenty years age, it finished its studies with mention. One year later, it obtained a purse, just like his future wife Rita Harradence , with Oxford near Robert Robinson. Shortly after the beginning of its purse, the second world war burst. Marked by this war, Cornforth directed mainly its research towards the chemical aspects of the Pénicilline.
In 1975, Cornforth accepted the Nobel Prize of chemistry for its work on the Stéréochimie of the enzymatic reactions.
Cornforth is member of the Royal Society. It continued a long time its research at the university of Sussex.
Sources
External bonds
- Prizes winner of the Nobel Prize of chemistry 1975
- Autobiography on the site of the foundation Nobel
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