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Rodney Porter

Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)

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Born
October 8, 1917
Died
September 6, 1985
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1917

About Rodney Porter

Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) In 1991, Raymond Dwek founded the Oxford Glycobiology Institute at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and this building was named after Porter as the Rodney Porter building. He was awarded his doctorate (PhD) in 1948. He won the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 1966.

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Rodney Porter timeline

  1. He was awarded his doctorate (PhD) in 1948.
  2. He won the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 1966.
  3. In 1991, Raymond Dwek founded the Oxford Glycobiology Institute at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and this building was named after Porter as the Rodney Porter building.

The world when Rodney Porter was born

Rodney Porter was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rodney Porter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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