Born | Dorothy Mary Crowfoot, May 12, 1910, Cairo, Egypt |
Died | July 29, 1994, Ilmington, Warwickshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Fields | Biochemistry, X-ray crystallography |
Education | Sir John Leman Grammar School |
Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford (BA), University of Cambridge (PhD) |
Thesis | X-ray crystallography and the chemistry of the sterols (1937) |
Doctoral students | Judith Howard, Michael N. G. James |
Other notable students | Jack D. Dunitz (postdoc), Margaret Thatcher (undergraduate), Tom Blundell (postdoc), Guy Dodson (postdoc), June Lindsey (postdoc) |
Known for | Development of protein crystallography, Determining the structure of insulin |
Notable awards | Royal Medal (1956), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1964), Order of Merit (1965), EMBO Member (1970), Copley Medal (1976), Dalton Medal (1981), Lomonosov Gold Medal (1982) |
Children | Luke, Elizabeth, and Toby |
About Dorothy Hodgkin
Chemist Dorothy Hodgkin was born on May 12, 1910 in Cairo, Egypt (She dies at the age of 84, on July 29, 1994).
X-ray crystallography was invented by a British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964. Later, she was able to comprehend the structure of insulin thanks to her ingenuity.
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Dorothy Hodgkin before becoming famous
Dorothy Hodgkin was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1910 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.
She developed an interest in crystals from a young age, which was piqued by a family friend who is a scientist, and resulted in her desire to pursue chemistry in high school.
Achievement of Dorothy Hodgkin
She was able to use her method to uncover the structure of the insulin molecule five years after winning the Nobel Prize, closing off 35 years of research.
Dorothy Hodgkin's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
Her father was an archaeologist and professor, and she was born in Cairo, Egypt.
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She was honored with a set of ten Royal Society stamps depicting some of the society's most renowned members, including Doctor Joseph Lister.
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