Donald Henry Northcote,[1] FRS (27 December 1921 – 7 January 2004) was a 20th-century British academic.[2]
Don Northcote | |
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| Born | 27 December 1921 |
| Died | 7 January 2004 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Awards | fellow of the Royal Society, |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
Life edit
Northcote was educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School (1933–38). He graduated from University of London.[3]
He was a Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry[4] at the University of Cambridge;[5] then Reader from 1965 to 1972; and Professor from 1972 to 1989.[6] He was also an Honorary Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge.[7]
References edit
- ^ Photo of Northcote
- ^ Nature.com
- ^ Crompton, D. W. T. (30 December 2019). "Donald Henry Northcote. 27 December 1921—7 January 2004". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 67: 357–370. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2019.0020.
- ^ "Wandering in the Gardens of the Mind: Peter Mitchell and the Making of Glynn" Prebble, J/Weber, B p45: Oxford;OUP; 2003 ISBN 0195142667
- ^ The First Floor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge (1952–58) By Brian S. Hartley
- ^ "Northcote, Donald Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (July 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 1 August 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ College web-site
External links edit
- obituary from the Cambridge University Reporter
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