John Rex Whinfield, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Rex Whinfield
chemist
Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1901
Date of Death: 06-Jul-1966
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About John Rex Whinfield
- John Rex Whinfield CBE (16 February 1901 in Sutton, Surrey, England – 6 July 1966 in Dorking, Surrey) was a British chemist who, together with James Tennant Dickson investigated polyesters and in 1941 produced and patented the first polyester fibre which they named Terylene, also known as Dacron, equal to or surpassing nylon in toughness and resilience.
- He was born in Accrington but later moved out of town before the age of 4[source?]
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