John Kendrew | |
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| Born | John Cowdery Kendrew 24 March 1917 Oxford, England |
| Died | 23 August 1997 (aged 80) Cambridge, England |
| Education | Clifton College |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Haem-containing proteins |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Crystallography |
| Institutions | MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Peterhouse, Cambridge Royal Air Force |
| Thesis | X-ray studies of certain crystalline proteins : the crystal structure of foetal and adult sheep haemoglobins and of horse myoglobin (1949) |
| Academic advisors | Max Perutz |
| Doctoral students | |
| Other notable students | James D. Watson (postdoc)[2] |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Wing Commander (RAFVR) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, CBE FRS[3] (24 March 1917 – 23 August 1997) 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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