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John Howard Northrop

American biochemist1891 to 1987

Wikidata names Jacques Loeb and Thomas Hunt Morgan as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 5 other registers.

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Jacques Loeb
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Thomas Hunt Morgan

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stated by WikidataJacques Loebstated by WikidataThomas Hunt Morgan
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stated by WikidataFriedrich Goltz
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stated by WikidataHermann von Helmholtz
4 steps up
stated by WikidataJohannes Peter Müller

Education and career4

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Columbia University
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Columbia University
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University of California, Berkeley
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The Rockefeller University
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At a glance

known as: chemist, biochemist, scientist, university teacher
fields: biochemistry
degrees: Doktor Nauk in Philosophy
awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1946, Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal, 1939, National Medal of Science, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, from 1938
Wikipedia: in 71 languages

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stated by WikidataWikidataQ106399
stated by WikidataVIAF121232598
stated by WikidataGND1141411776
stated by WikidataIdRef079421105
stated by WikidataISNI0000000079535454

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@misc{academicancestry_Q106399,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{John Howard Northrop: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q106399},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). John Howard Northrop: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q106399