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
- 1982 Copley Medal
- 1977 Knight of the British Empire
- 1976 Royal Medal
- 1975 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- 1969 ACS Ernest Guenther Award
- 1968 Davy Medal
- 1965 Novartis (CIBA) Medal and Prize
- 1965 RSC Robert Flintoff Medal
- 1953 RSC Corday-Morgan Prize
- Member of Australian Academy of Science
- Member of National Academy of Sciences
- Member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
