George Porter British chemist
George Porter is a 81 years old British chemist from Stainforth, England. George Porter was born on December 06, 1920 (died on August 31, 2002, he was 81 years old) in Stainforth, England.
About
No, he died on 08/31/2002, 22 years ago. He was 81 years old when he died. He died in Canterbury
Family
His father John Smith Porter
Parents
Mother: (?)
Father: John Smith Porter
Children
He had two children, Hon. (72) and Hon. (69) . When his first child, Hon. John Brooke Porter, was born, George Porter was 31 years old.
Awards (14)
Awarded Rumford Medal in 1978 , awarded Kalinga Prize in 1976 , awarded Bakerian Lecture in 1977 , awarded Faraday Lectureship Prize in 1950 , awarded Michael Faraday Prize in 1991 ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Leeds, Emmanuel College and University Of Cambridge
What was George's zodiac sign?George Porter zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about George Porter
| AlmaMater | University of Leeds |
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| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| KnownFor | Flash photolysis |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Member of | Royal Society , start time: 1960-03-24T00:00:00Z |
| Position held | President Of The Royal Society , start time: 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: Andrew Huxley , replaced by: Michael Atiyah , series ordinal: 56 |
| Doctoral student | James Durrant |
| Place of birth | Stainforth |
| Place of death | Canterbury |
| Family name | Porter. Show people with the surname Porter |
| Given name | George |
| Employer | Imperial College London |
| Exact match | Http://data.nobelprize.org/resource/laureate/235 |
| Field of work | Chemistry |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronald George Wreyford Norrish |
| Name in native language | George Porter |
| Date of death | 2002-08-31T00:00:00Z |
| Noble title | Knight Bachelor |
