Frederick Sanger

Frederick Sanger was born on August 13, 1918, in Rendcomb , and passed away on November 19, 2013, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire . He held both United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland citizenships.

Sanger was educated at various institutions, including the University of Cambridge , St John's College, Cambridge , Malvern College , The Downs Malvern , and Bryanston School . His academic discipline was biochemistry .

Throughout his career, Sanger held occupations such as a conscientious objector , biochemist , and chemist . He worked under the guidance of his doctoral advisor Albert Neuberger and was the doctoral advisor to illustrious students like Gerald Edelman , Tom Maniatis , George Brownlee , Elizabeth Blackburn , and Rodney Robert Porter .

Frederick Sanger received several prestigious awards in his lifetime, including two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry - one in 1958 and another in 1980 . He was also awarded the Copley Medal . Sanger is known for determining the amino acid sequence of insulin .