# John Kendrew

_English biochemist and crystallographer (1917–1997)_

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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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 March 1917 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232295#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Oxford ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232295#P19))
- **Died:** 23 August 1997 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232295#P570))
- **Place of death:** Cambridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232295#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232295#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; molecular biologist; chemist; crystallographer; biophysicist; researcher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232295#P106))
- **Education:** Dragon School; Clifton College; Trinity College; University of Cambridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232295#P69))
- **Awards:** Fellow of the Royal Society; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Royal Medal; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement; EMBO Membership; honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense; Knight Bachelor; Honorary member of the British Biophysical Society ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232295#P166))

## Questions

**When was John Kendrew born?**  
John Kendrew was born on 24 March 1917 in Oxford.

**Where did John Kendrew study?**  
John Kendrew was educated at Dragon School, Clifton College, Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

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- [Wikipedia (English): John Kendrew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kendrew) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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