Memorial Page for Frederick Sanger
British biochemist
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August 13th, 2026
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Frederick Sanger (* August 13, 1918 in Rendcomb; † November 19, 2013 in Cambridge) was a british biochemist. He was 95 years old. He was married to Margaret Joan Howe. He had 3 children. His education included University of Cambridge, St John's College, Bryanston School, Malvern College and The Downs, Malvern College Prep School. His faith was agnostic atheism. He received 9 awards, including Corday-Morgan Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society.
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12 EventsBorn in United Kingdom
1918Bryanston School
1932until 1936
St John's College
1936Bachelor of Science · until 1939
Corday-Morgan Prize
1951Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1958Royal Medal
1969honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
1970Croonian Medal and Lecture
1975William Bate Hardy Prize
1976Copley Medal
1977Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
1979Died in Cambridge, England
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Frederick Sanger. Forever remembered.