# John E. Walker

_British biochemist (born 1941)_

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> Sir John Ernest Walker is a British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997. As of 2015 Walker is Emeritus Director and Professor at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit in Cambridge, and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 January 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235184#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Halifax ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235184#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235184#P27))
- **Occupation:** molecular biologist; chemist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235184#P106))
- **Education:** St Catherine's College; Rastrick High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235184#P69))
- **Awards:** Fellow of the Royal Society; Copley Medal; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; EMBO Membership; Portland Press Excellence in Science Award; Knight Bachelor; Honorary member of the British Biophysical Society; Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235184#P166))

## Questions

**When was John E. Walker born?**  
John E. Walker was born on 7 January 1941 in Halifax.

**Where did John E. Walker study?**  
John E. Walker was educated at St Catherine's College, Rastrick High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): John E. Walker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Walker) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q235184](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235184) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: John Ernest Walker.jpg by Mogens Engelund (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Ernest_Walker.jpg)

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"John E. Walker". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-e-walker. Retrieved 15 November 2026.