# John Howard Northrop

_American biochemist (1891-1987)_

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> John Howard Northrop was an American biochemist who, with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The award was given for these scientists' isolation, crystallization, and study of enzymes, proteins, and viruses. Northrop was a Professor of Bacteriology and Medical Physics, Emeritus, at University of California, Berkeley.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 July 1891 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Yonkers ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399#P19))
- **Died:** 27 May 1987 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399#P570))
- **Place of death:** Wickenburg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; biochemist; scientist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399#P106))
- **Education:** Columbia University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal; National Medal of Science; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399#P166))

## Questions

**When was John Howard Northrop born?**  
John Howard Northrop was born on 5 July 1891 in Yonkers.

**Where did John Howard Northrop study?**  
John Howard Northrop was educated at Columbia University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): John Howard Northrop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_Northrop) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q106399](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106399) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: John Howard Northrop.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Howard_Northrop.jpg)

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"John Howard Northrop". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-howard-northrop. Retrieved 6 November 2026.