| John Cornforth  AKA John Warcup Cornforth
Born: 7-Sep-1917
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist Nationality: England
Executive summary: Stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysts Father: (English)
Mother: Hilda Eipper
Wife: Rita Harradence (organic chemist, m. 1941, three children)
High School: Sydney Boys' High School, Sydney, Australia
University: University of Sydney (1937)
University: Oxford University (1941)
Scholar: Oxford University (1941-46)
Scholar: National Institute for Medical Research (1946-62)
Professor: University of Warwick (1965-71)
Professor: University of Sussex (1971-82)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1975 (with Vladimir Prelog)
Davy Medal 1968 (with George Joseph Popjak)
Royal Medal 1976
Knighthood 1977
Copley Medal 1982
Royal Society 1953
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