CHEMIST
John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
John Cornforth
Sir John Warcup Cornforth Jr., (7 September 1917 – 8 December 2013) was an Australian–British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions, becoming the only Nobel laureate born in New South Wales. Cornforth investigated enzymes that catalyse changes in organic compounds, the substrates, by taking the place of hydrogen atoms in a substrate's chains and rings. In his syntheses and descriptions of the structure of various terpenes, olefins, and steroids, Cornforth determined specifically which cluster of hydrogen atoms in a substrate were replaced by an enzyme to effect a given change in the substrate, allowing him to detail the biosynthesis of cholesterol. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Cornforth has received more than 347,564 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. John Cornforth is the 226th most popular chemist (down from 205th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Australia (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Australian Chemist.
John cornforth is most famous for his work on the synthesis of vitamin B12.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, John Cornforth ranks 226 out of 509. Before him are Michael Smith, Arieh Warshel, John Pople, Alfred G. Gilman, Herbert C. Brown, and Franz Karl Achard. After him are Charles J. Pedersen, Friedrich Sertürner, William Lipscomb, Nikolay Semyonov, William Hyde Wollaston, and Mária Telkes.
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Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 220
Arieh Warshel
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 221
John Pople
1925 - 2004
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 222
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 223
Herbert C. Brown
1912 - 2004
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 224
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 225
John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 226
Charles J. Pedersen
1904 - 1989
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 227
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 228
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 229
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 230
William Hyde Wollaston
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 231
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 232
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, John Cornforth ranks 65. Before him are William Standish Knowles, Susan Hayward, Jane Wyman, Pál Maléter, Tove Ditlevsen, and Henry Ford II. After him are Carson McCullers, Chung Il-kwon, Herbert Lom, Ettore Sottsass, Juan Rulfo, and Magda Szabó. Among people deceased in 2013, John Cornforth ranks 55. Before him are Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Sara Montiel, Chinua Achebe, and Richard Ramirez. After him are James Avery, Henri Dutilleux, James Gandolfini, Abdul Rahim Hatif, David H. Hubel, and Robert Fogel.
Others Born in 1917
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William Standish Knowles
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 59
Susan Hayward
1917 - 1975
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 60
Jane Wyman
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 61
Pál Maléter
1917 - 1958
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 62
Tove Ditlevsen
1917 - 1976
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 63
Henry Ford II
1917 - 1987
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 64
John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 65
Carson McCullers
1917 - 1967
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 66
Chung Il-kwon
1917 - 1994
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 67
Herbert Lom
1917 - 2012
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 68
Ettore Sottsass
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 69
Juan Rulfo
1917 - 1986
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 70
Magda Szabó
1917 - 2007
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 2013
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Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 49
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
1927 - 2013
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 50
Hiroshi Yamauchi
1927 - 2013
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 51
Sara Montiel
1928 - 2013
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 52
Chinua Achebe
1930 - 2013
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 53
Richard Ramirez
1960 - 2013
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 54
John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 55
James Avery
1945 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 56
Henri Dutilleux
1916 - 2013
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 57
James Gandolfini
1961 - 2013
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 58
Abdul Rahim Hatif
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 59
David H. Hubel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 60
Robert Fogel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 61
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, John Cornforth ranks 36 out of 925. Before him are Robin Warren (1937), Kylie Minogue (1968), Macfarlane Burnet (1899), P. L. Travers (1899), Roy Emerson (1936), and Howard Florey (1898). After him are Sia (1975), Eric Bana (1968), Alan Jones (1946), Nick Cave (1957), Rod Taylor (1930), and Johnny Logan (1954).
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Robin Warren
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 30
Kylie Minogue
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 31
Macfarlane Burnet
1899 - 1985
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 32
P. L. Travers
1899 - 1996
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 33
Roy Emerson
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 34
Howard Florey
1898 - 1968
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 35
John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 36
Sia
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 37
Eric Bana
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 38
Alan Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 39
Nick Cave
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 40
Rod Taylor
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 41
Johnny Logan
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 42
Among CHEMISTS In Australia
Among chemists born in Australia, John Cornforth ranks 1. After him are David Warren (1925).
