John Thorp (researcher)

John Thorp
Born1927
Died (aged 90)
Morrinsville, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of London
Scientific career
InstitutionsGuy's Hospital Medical School
University of Auckland
DSIR

John Martin Thorp (1927 – 23 March 2017) was a New Zealand chemistry researcher, university lecturer, and the author of several books, including two autobiographies on his life as a trans man. Much of his research work was on tribology, the study of friction, wear and lubrication.