John Cornforth
Australian-British chemist
Also known as John Warcup Cornforth · Kappa Cornfoth · Sir John Cornforth · Sir John Warcup Cornforth · John Conforth
- Born
- September 7, 1917
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Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in KNAW Past MembersRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- 6.Stated in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- September 7, 1917
- Died
- December 8, 2013
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Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in KNAW Past MembersRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- 6.Stated in Croatian Encyclopedia
- December 8, 2013
- Birthplace
- Sydney
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Sources- 1.Stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)Retrieved 2015-09-28
- Sydney
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- chemist
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Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2020-06-10
- , university teacher
- chemist
- Education
- University of Sydney(1934–1938)
- , St Catherine's College
- , Sydney Boys High School(until 1933)
- +1 more
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- Member of
- Royal Society of London(since 1953)
- National Academy of Sciences(since 1978) subject has role: International Member of the National Academy of Sciences
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Sources- 1.“John Cornforth – NAS”nasonline.org/directory-entry/john-cornforth-oqkjbt/Retrieved 2026-01-27
- Australian Academy of Science
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences(since 1973)
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Sources- 1.“John Warcup Cornforth | American Academy of Arts and Sciences”amacad.org/person/john-warcup-cornforthRetrieved 2026-01-27
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Academia Europaea(since 1994) subject has role: ordinary member
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Sources- 1.“Academy of Europe: Cornforth John”ae-info.org/ae/Member/Cornforth_JohnRetrieved 2026-01-27
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society(1953)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationRetrieved 2024-01-22
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Centenary Medal(January 1, 2001)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Australian Honours Search FacilityRetrieved 2018-06-02
- Companion of the Order of Australia(January 26, 1991) subject named as: Emeritus Professor Sir John Warcup CORNFORTH, CBE · award rationale: In recognition of service to science, particularly in the field of organic chemistry
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Sources- 1.Stated in Australian Honours Search FacilityRetrieved 2018-06-02
- Copley Medal(1982) award rationale: In recognition of his distinguished research on the stereochemically-controlled synthesis and biosynthesis of biologically important molecules.
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Sources- 1.“Award winners : Copley Medal”docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1336391689&single=trueRetrieved 2018-12-30
- Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science(1977)
- Knight Bachelor(1977)
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Sources- 1.“Sir John Warcup Cornforth”sydney.edu.au/science/about_us/fame_cornforth.shtml
- Royal Medal(1976)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1975) together with: Vladimir Prelog · prize money: 315,000 SEK · award rationale: for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, för hans arbeten rörande enzymkatalyserade reaktioners stereokemi
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Sources- 1.Stated in nobelprize.org“The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1975”nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1975/summary/Retrieved 2021-02-03
- 2.“Table showing prize amounts”nobelprize.org/uploads/2019/04/prize-amounts-2020.pdfRetrieved 2021-02-03
- Australian of the Year(1975) together with: Alan Stretton
- Ernest Guenther Award(1969)
- Davy Medal(1968) award rationale: In recognition of their distinguished joint work on the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway to polyisoprenoids and steroids · together with: Georg Popják
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Sources- 1.“Award winners : Davy Medal”docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1021770356&single=trueRetrieved 2018-12-30
- Flintoff medal(1966)
- Corday-Morgan Prize(1953)
- 1851 Research Fellowship
- Portland Press Excellence in Science Award(1966)
- Fellow of the Royal Society(1953)
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1966)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1965)
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- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1966)
- Name in native language
- John Warcup 'Kappa' Cornforth
- Sibling
- Roger Cornforth
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Sources- 1.Stated in Olympedia“Olympedia – Roger Cornforth”Retrieved 2023-10-03
- Roger Cornforth
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Science(July 3, 1976) has characteristic: honorary degree · conferred by: University of Warwick
On other databases
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