Person in history
John Cornforth
John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2013 · December 8
Their story
Who they were
John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Why this date
John Cornforth appears on our December 8 calendar for 2013 as a death entry.
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Questions about John Cornforth
When did John Cornforth die?
December 8 2013.
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