Purnell Choppin, 91, Dies; Researcher Laid Groundwork for Pandemic Fight
As well as his daughter, his wife, Joan, survives him. After he took over at the Hughes Institute, Dr. Choppin liked to tell his colleagues a story about meeting their famously reclusive benefactor. In 1938, Hughes, an accomplished aviator as well as an industrialist, was stopping in Baton Rouge to refuel, and Arthur Choppin took…
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