John
Bennett
Fenn
Born in New York City, New York County, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Jeanette Clyde (Dingman) Fenn
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Frederica (Carr) Mullen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Elizabeth (Wilson) Fenn
— married
5 Jun 1939 in Berea, Madison, Kentucky, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 93
in Richmond, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2019
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Biography
John Fenn is Notable.
John Fenn lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky. See Appalachia Project.
John Bennett Fenn was an American research professor of analytical chemistry who was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002. Fenn shared half of the award with Koichi Tanaka for their work in mass spectrometry. The other half of the 2002 award went to Kurt Wüthrich. Fenn's contributions specifically related to the development of electrospray ionization, now a commonly used technique for large molecules and routine liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Early in his career, Fenn did research in the field of jet propulsion at Project SQUID, and focused on molecular beam studies. Fenn finished his career with more than 100 publications, including one book.
John was mentioned on a memorial in Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, USA with a death date of 10 Dec 2010.[1]
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Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #62862758 (accessed 15 May 2024)
Memorial page for Dr John Bennett Fenn (15 Jun 1917-10 Dec 2010), citing Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, USA (plot: Division H, Section F); Maintained by Find a Grave.
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