Britton Chance, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Britton Chance

Academic and sailor

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1913

Place of Birth: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 16-Nov-2010

Profession: university teacher, biochemist, biophysicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Britton Chance (July 24, 1913 – November 16, 2010) was the Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, as well as Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry and Radiological Physics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Chance won a gold medal in sailing.