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John Kendrew
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John Kendrew

Scientist · born March 24, 1917 · died 1997

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Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, was an English biochemist, crystallographer, and science administrator. Kendrew shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Max Perutz, for their work at the Cavendish Laboratory to investigate the structure of haem-containing proteins.

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  1. ~45Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry1962
  2. ~48Received the Royal Medal1965

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