photo Frederick Sanger

Frederick Sanger

Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 1958
for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin
Nobel Prize in Chemistry — 1980
for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom United Kingdom
Languages
English
date of birth
8/13/1918
place of birth
Rendcomb
date of death
11/19/2013
place of death
Cambridge
Lived
95 years
educated at
  • St John's College
    • academic degree: Bachelor of Science
    • end time: 1939
    • start time: 1936
  • Bryanston School
    • end time: 1936
    • start time: 1932
  • Malvern College
  • The Downs, Malvern College Prep School
  • University of Cambridge
member of
  • European Molecular Biology Organization
    • start time: 1981
  • French Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1981
  • World Academy of Art and Science
    • start time: 1962
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1967
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    • start time: 1958
  • Royal Society of London
    • start time: 3/18/1954
  • Australian Academy of Science
    • start time: 1982
  • King's College London
    • start time: 1954
  • St John's College
    • start time: 2010
  • Indian National Science Academy
  • Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  • Peace Pledge Union
  • Medical Research Council Centre Cambridge
occupation
  • conscientious objector
  • chemist
  • university teacher
  • biochemist
doctoral student
  • Gerald Edelman
  • Tom Maniatis
  • George Brownlee
  • Elizabeth Blackburn
employer
  • University of Cambridge
field of work
  • biochemistry
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