Cornforth

American  

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

noun

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

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Cornforth British  

/ ˈkɔːnˌfɔːθ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

“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

Google's new Doodle marks the 100th birthday of Australian-born chemist John Cornforth, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1975.

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

Stout residents of Cornforth, Durham, having protested against the narrowness of some of the gateways on the local paths, the parish council has decided to widen them.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 by Various