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Ralph Kohn

Ralph Kohn
FRS, FMedSci, FBPhS
Born (1927-12-09)9 December 1927
Died 11 November 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 88)
Alma mater University of Manchester
Website www.ralphkohn.com

Sir Ralph Kohn FRSFMedSci FBPhS (9 December 1927 – 11 November 2016) was a British medical scientist, recipient of the Queen's Award for Export Achievement for his work in the pharmaceutical industry.

Educated at Salford Grammar School, he won a scholarship to the University of Manchester where he obtained a PhD in pharmacology.

In 1991, he set up the Kohn Foundation, which supports research and innovation in science and medicine, as well as the arts and education. The foundation endows several prizes for young scientists and musicians. It supports the Royal Society Kohn Award for science broadcasting and the Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize and the Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series.

Kohn was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society in 2006, in recognition of his contributions to science via the Kohn Foundation. He was also an honorary fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. In November 2008, he delivered the Bynum Tudor Lecture at Kellogg College, Oxford.

He was knighted in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to science, music and charity.

His interests included music and singing (baritone). In 2004, he was a guest on Sue Lawley's BBC Radio 4 radio programme, Desert Island Discs.


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