John Howard Northrop, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Howard Northrop

American biochemist

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1891

Place of Birth: Yonkers, New York, United States

Date of Death: 27-May-1987

Profession: scientist, chemist, university teacher, biochemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Howard Northrop (July 5, 1891 – May 27, 1987) was an American biochemist who, with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The award was given for these scientists' isolation, crystallization, and study of enzymes, proteins, and viruses.
Northrop was a Professor of Bacteriology and Medical Physics, Emeritus, at University of California, Berkeley.