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Cornforth

American

[kawrn-ferth, -fawrth, -fohrth] / ˈkɔrn fərθ, -ˌfɔrθ, -ˌfoʊrθ /

noun

Sir John Warcup 1917–2013, British chemist, born in Australia: Nobel Prize 1975.

Cornforth British

/ ˈkɔːnˌfɔːθ /

noun

Sir John Warcup. born 1917, Australian chemist, who shared the 1975 Nobel prize for chemistry with Vladimir Prelog for their work on stereochemistry

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“Everything kind of points to a long, slow decline,” said Charles Hammond of Cornforth Consultants, the engineering firm hired by the operator of a quarry at the base of the ridge.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2018

Jeremy Cornforth works at the State Department in Washington and is the father of 5-year-old twins.

From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2017

After winning the prize, Cornforth said the research was "difficult to explain to the layman."

From Time ● Sep. 7, 2017

Photos of the banner - which displayed the word "murderers" and the date of the tragedy - were put on Facebook by Jay Cornforth and Ainsley Meanock.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2016

Cornforth and the Vauxes clxxxvi, receives Sir George Talbot cc.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by John Gerard

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