List of Famous people with last name Pirie

Helen Mary Pirie

First Name Helen

Last Name Pirie

Died on August 22, 1937

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Norman Pirie

First Name Norman

Last Name Pirie

Born on July 1, 1907

Died on March 29, 1997 (aged 89)

Born in United States of America, California

Norman Wingate (Bill) Pirie FRS, was a British biochemist and virologist who, along with Frederick Bawden, discovered that a virus can be crystallized by isolating tomato bushy stunt virus in 1936. This was an important milestone in understanding DNA and RNA.

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Gordon Pirie

First Name Gordon

Last Name Pirie

Born on February 10, 1931

Died on December 7, 1991 (aged 60)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Height 188 cm | 6'2

Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie was an English long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 5000 m in 1956, placing fourth in 1952. Born in Leeds, Pirie grew up in Coulsdon, Surrey, and ran for the South London Harriers. He died of cholangiocarcinoma in Lymington, Hampshire.

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