John Fenn (chemist) - Personal Life

Personal Life

Fenn married Margaret Wilson at the end of his second year of graduate studies. Together, they had three children - two daughters and a son. Margaret was killed in a car accident in New Zealand in 1992. Fenn remarried, his second wife was named Frederica. He died in Richmond, Virginia on December 10, 2010, at the age of 93. Fenn was survived by Frederica, his three children, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

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