Hans Kornberg

Sir Hans Leo Kornberg, FRS (14 January 1928 – 16 December 2019) was a German-born British-American biochemist.^[1][2] He was Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry in the University of Cambridge from 1975 to 1995, and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge from 1982 to 1995. He was born in Herford, Germany.

Kornberg died on 16 December 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 91.^[3]

References

1. Kornberg, H. L. (2003). "Memoirs of a biochemical hod carrier". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (12): 9993–10001. doi:10.1074/jbc.X200008200. PMID 12556462.
2. The Academy of Europe (2015) Curriculum Vitae: Sir Hans Kornberg https://www.ae-info.org/attach/User/Kornberg_Hans/CV/SirHansKornberg%20CV.pdf
3. Obituaries, Telegraph (18 December 2019). "Professor Sir Hans Kornberg, German-born biochemist and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge who did pioneering research into how bacteria work – obituary". The Telegraph.

Other websites

• British Humanist Society Distinguished Supporters
• Jewish Year Book, 2005, p. 214: List of Jewish Fellows of the Royal Society
• Professor Sir Hans Kornberg FRS in Conversation with Sir James Baddiley FRS October 1990 Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Current research interests (Boston University Biology Department)
• Sir Hans Kornberg (Boston University Biology Department) Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine