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Rosalind Franklin

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Chemist · United Kingdom

Date of birth
July 25, 1920
Died on April 16, 1958
Died at the age of 37
Would have turned 106 today

British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)

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Rosalind Franklin was a chemist (United Kingdom). Rosalind Franklin was born on July 25, 1920 in Notting Hill.

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X-ray crystallography

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Facts about Rosalind

Born
July 25, 1920 in Notting Hill
Died
April 16, 1958
Nationality
United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupations
Chemist, Molecular biologist, Geneticist, Biophysicist, and Physicist
Languages
French and English
Education
Newnham College and University of Cambridge
Fame
Wikipedia articles in 99 languages

Birthday

Date of birth
July 25, 1920
Born on a
Sunday
Zodiac sign
Leo
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Generation
Greatest Generation
In memory
Died at the age of 37
Today
Would have turned 106 today
  • First award in 2008, the year Rosalind Franklin turned 88.

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Awards

AwardYear
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize2008
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