Kenneth Burton

Kenneth Burton FRS[1] (26 June 1926 – 22 November 2010) was a British biochemist, and Professor at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was educated at High Pavement Grammar School (Nottingham), Wath Grammar School and King's College, Cambridge.[1] When elected a Fellow of the Royal Society he was described as 'Distinguished for his contributions to knowledge of DNA structure and the mechanism of synthesis of bacteriophage nucleic acids.' [2][3][4] [5]

References

  1. ^ a b Petersen, George B. (2011). "Kenneth Burton. 26 June 1926 -- 22 November 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 57: 79–96. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0014. S2CID 84534426.
  2. ^ http://www.biochemist.org/bio/03302/0064/033020064.pdf Obituary: Kenneth Burton FRS (1926–2010)
  3. ^ http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/notices-2010/ The Royal Society regrets to announce the deaths of the following Fellows in 2010:
  4. ^ Burton, Kenneth. (1974). Biochemistry of nucleic acids. London: Butterworths. ISBN 0-408-70500-0.
  5. ^ { [1] New Fellows of the Royal Society. Br Med J 1974; 1 (5908):615


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