AKA John Cowdery Kendrew

Born: 24-Mar-1917
Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died: 23-Aug-1997
Location of death: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Chemist

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Determined structure of myoglobin

Military service: RAF (Honorary Commander)

Father: Wilfrid George Kendrew (climatologist)
Mother: Evelyn May Graham Sandberg (art historian)

    High School: Dragon School, Oxford (1923-30)
    High School: Clifton College, Bristol (1930-36)
    University: PhD, Trinity College, Cambridge University (1949)
    Professor: Peterhouse College, Cambridge University (1947-75)
    Administrator: President, St. John's College, Oxford University (1981-)

    Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1962 (with Max F. Perutz)
    Commander of the British Empire 1962
    Knighthood 1974
    Royal Society 1960

New! NNDB MAPPER

Create a map starting with

John C. Kendrew

Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.

Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

Copyright ©2008 Soylent Communications