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- Birth nameGeorge Purnell Whittington Choppin
- Purnell Choppin was born on July 4, 1929 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He was married to Joan. He died on July 3, 2021 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpouseJoan(? - July 3, 2021) (his death, 1 child)
- He received a bachelor's degree from LSU and graduated from the LSU medical school. He served as an Air Force physician, primarily in Japan, in the 1950s.
- He was a virologist and administrator at New York's Rockefeller University before joining the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
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