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Rodney Robert Porter
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English biochemist and Nobel laureate (1917–1985)
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Rodney Robert Porter was a British biochemist, chemist, physiologist, and university teacher. Born in Newton-le-Willows in 1917, he studied at the University of Liverpool, the University of Cambridge, and Imperial College School of Medicine. He worked at Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, and the University of London, where his doctoral advisor was Frederick Sanger. Porter served in World War II and wrote the work *Chemical aspects of immunology*.
He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Copley Medal, and the Royal Medal. Porter was a member of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. He died in Winchester in 1985 following an accidental traffic collision.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Chemical aspects of immunology
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Key facts
- Born
- Rodney Robert Porter , ( 1917-10-08 ) 8 October 1917, Newton-le-Willows , Lancashire, England
- Died
- 6 September 1985 (1985-09-06) (aged 67), Beacon Hill , Surrey, near Guildford
- Education
- University of Liverpool (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD)
- Known for
- Chemical structure of antibodies
- Awards
- Gairdner Foundation International Award (1966) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1972) Royal Medal (1973) Copley Medal (1983)
- Fields
- Biochemistry
- Institutions
- National Institute for Medical Research Imperial College London University of Oxford
- Thesis
- The free amino groups of proteins (1948)
- Doctoral advisor
- Frederick Sanger
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1972
“for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Porter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Newton-le-Willows
- Place of death
- Winchester
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- Imperial College School of Medicine
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Frederick Sanger
- Student of
- Frederick Sanger
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Rodney Robert Porter.jpg
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- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1917-10-08
- date of death
- 1985-09-06
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Rodney Robert Porter
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- Commons category
- Rodney Robert Porter
- interested in
- biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Rodney Robert Porter (8 October 1917 – 6 September 1985) was a British biochemist and Nobel laureate.
Education and early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rodney Robert Porter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.