University of Texas at El Paso, Texas A&M University | September 7, 1979 - Leuven: November 19, 1927 | Mario F. Borunda (Physicist) | September 7, 1979
John Cornforth
- Sydney: September 7, 1917 celebration
- Brighton: December 8, 2013 celebration


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John Cornforth -
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Australia -
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Male -
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John Cornforth -
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celebration Date of birth
Sydney: September 7, 1917 -
deceased Rest in Peace
Brighton: December 8, 2013 -
language Official Website
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engineering Field of Work
- organic chemistry
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- Robert Robinson
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school Education
- Sydney Boys High School
- University of Sydney
- University of Oxford
- St Catherine's College
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trophy Awards & Honors
- Flintoff medal (1966)
- 1851 Research Fellowship
- Australian of the Year (1975)
- Companion of the Order of Australia (1991)
- Centenary Medal (2001)
- Knight Bachelor (1977)
- Royal Medal (1976)
- Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science (1977)
- Ernest Guenther Award (1969)
- Copley Medal (1982)
- Novartis Medal and Prize (1966)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1975)
- Davy Medal (1968)
- Corday-Morgan Prize (1953)
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1953)
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social_leaderboard Notable Works
- Australian-British chemist | Flintoff medal (1966), 1851 Research Fellowship, Australian of the Year (1975), Companion of the Order of Australia (1991)