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John Kendrew

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Also known as John Cowdery Kendrew, Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, Kendrew, John C., J. C. Kendrew, John C. Kendrew, Kendrew, J.

English biochemist and crystallographer (1917–1997)

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John Kendrew (1917–1997) was a scientist recognized for his contributions to molecular biology. His published works include *The Thread of Life* and multiple editions of the *Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology*, including a CD-ROM version. He received one Nobel Prize, specifically in Chemistry.

Kendrew was affiliated with several prestigious institutions. He was recognized in the collections of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Nobel Laureates. His academic output is documented across various databases, with records indicating five works in one source and four in another.

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Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Encylopedia of Molecular Biology
  • Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
  • Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology on CD-ROM
  • The Thread of Life

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1935-09-20

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

    · 1996 · cited 204,615x

  2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,656x

  3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

    · 2000 · cited 36,917x

  4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

    · 2007 · cited 35,587x

  5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

    · 1992 · cited 29,134x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1962

    “for their studies of the structures of globular proteins”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth
Oxford
Place of death
Cambridge
Occupation
researcher
Educated at
University of Cambridge
Employer
University of Oxford
Languages spoken
English language
Doctoral advisor
Max Perutz
Student of
Max Perutz
Doctoral student
Hugh Huxley
Field of work
crystallography
Image
John Kendrew Nobel.jpg
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member of
National Academy of Sciences
Commons category
John Kendrew
date of birth
1917-03-24
date of death
1997-08-23
Erdős number
7
described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
name in native language
Sir John Cowdery Kendrew
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
interested in
biochemistry
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, CBE FRS (24 March 1917 – 23 August 1997) 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.

Education and early life

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