John Cornforth#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1546 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1994 |
| Main Country of Residence: | |
John Cornforth passed away December 8, 2013.
Positions Held
- 1975- 1982- Royal Society Research Professor at University of Sussex
- 1965- 1972- Professor of Molecular Science at University of Warwick
- 1962- 1975- Director at Royal Dutch Shell, Milstead Laboratory of Chemical Enzymology
- 1946- 1962- Scholar at Medical Research Council at National Institute for Medical Research
- 1941- 1946- Scholar at Oxford University
- 1941- PhD in Chemistry at Oxford University
Fields of Scholarship
- Chemistry of Penicillin
- Bio-organic chemistry
- Biosynthesis
- Sugars and glycochemistry
- Synthesized abscisic acid, alkenes, and oxazoles
Honours and Awards
- Copley Medal 1982
- Knight of the British Empire 1977
- Royal Medal 1976
- Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1975
- ACS Ernest Guenther Award 1969
- Davy Medal 1968
- Novartis (CIBA) Medal and Prize 1965
- RSC Robert Flintoff Medal 1965
- RSC Corday-Morgan Prize 1953
- Member of Academia Europea
- Member of Australian Academy of Science
- Member of National Academy of Sciences
- Member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
