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John B. Fenn

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John B. Fenn was an American analytical chemist awarded a share of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, jointly with Koichi Tanaka and Kurt Wuthrich, for developing methods to identify and analyze biological macromolecules, specifically electrospray ionization for mass spectrometry of large molecules.

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Birth Year
1917 1
Death Date
2010-12-10 1
Death Year
2010 1
Death Place
Richmond, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
New York City, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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1. John B. Fenn (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2010-12-10T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2010-12-10T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Richmond, United States
    Q43421
  • P19 (place of birth): New York City, United States
    Q60
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John B. Fenn (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead sentence
    John Bennett Fenn (June 15, 1917December 10, 2010) was an American analytical chemist who was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002, sharing half of the award with Koichi Tanaka for their work in mass spectrometry (the other half went to Kurt Wüthrich).
  • Works In: Analytical Chemistry, Lead sentence
    John Bennett Fenn (June 15, 1917December 10, 2010) was an American analytical chemist who was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002, sharing half of the award with Koichi Tanaka for their work in mass spectrometry (the other half went to Kurt Wüthrich).
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Article text
    In 2000, Fenn was made a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2003 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. ==Personal life== Fenn married Margar
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