About John Potter
Lived 1927 – 2017 (aged 89–90). John Potter was a chemist and autobiographer.
John Hubert Potter (1927 – 17 July 2017) was an English chemist who falsely claimed to be a Special Operations Executive agent who worked with the French resistance during World War II.
Early life and family John Hubert Potter was born in Camberwell, south London, in 1927. He was born with a club foot which was later corrected.
The claims were only exposed as false after his death when he received an obituary in a local paper The Worthing Herald, The Mirror, and The Times, at St. Michael's Nursing Home. Despite evidence that has emerged since his death, Mildred Potter maintains that her husband's story of wartime heroism is completely true, saying "you cannot make up all those details".
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Who was John Potter?
English chemist
When was John Potter born?
John Potter was born in 1927 in Camberwell.
When did John Potter die?
John Potter died on 17 July 2017.
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John Potter was a chemist and autobiographer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Potter. https://biography.guide/john-potter-chemist/
MLA: "John Potter." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-potter-chemist/.
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