Northrop, John Howard, 1891-1987

John Howard Northrop received his B.S. from Columbia University in 1912, M.A. in 1913, and Ph. D. in chemistry in 1915. He began lifelong work with the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1916, except during time served as a captain in the Chemical Warfare Service, 1917-1918, and as a consultant for the Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II. While with the Institute, he moved his lab to Princeton, ca. 1924. Co-recipient with Wendell M. Stanley of 1946 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Joined University of California, Berkeley, faculty in 1958; later named professor emeritus.

From the description of Just for the fun of it : [autobiographical sketch] : typescript (photocopy), [19--]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 49389848

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