When was Dorothy Hodgkin born?

Dorothy Hodgkin was born on 12 May 1910 in Cairo.

What positions has Dorothy Hodgkin held?

Positions held by Dorothy Hodgkin include: Chancellor of the University of Bristol (1970–1988).

Where did Dorothy Hodgkin study?

Dorothy Hodgkin was educated at Somerville College, Newnham College, Sir John Leman High School, University of Oxford.

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Dorothy Hodgkin

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British chemist

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Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin (née Crowfoot; 12 May 1910 – 29 July 1994) was an English chemist who advanced the technique of X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of biomolecules, which became essential for structural biology. She received the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and is the only British woman scientist to have been awarded a Nobel Prize.

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Born: 12 May 1910 wd
Place of birth: Cairo wd
Died: 29 July 1994 wd
Place of death: Ilmington wd
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland wd
Occupation: chemist, biochemist, crystallographer, biophysicist, physicist wd
Education: Somerville College, Newnham College, Sir John Leman High School, University of Oxford wd
Spouse: Thomas Lionel Hodgkin wd

Positions held wd

Chancellor of the University of Bristol (1970–1988)

Awards wd

Fellow of the Royal Society
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1964)
Order of Merit (1965)
Copley Medal (1976)
Lomonosov Gold Medal (1986)
Royal Medal (1956)
Lenin Peace Prize
Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb
Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1972)
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry
Banting Medal (1972)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1983)
Baly Medal (1971)

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Among her most influential discoveries are the confirmation of the structure of penicillin as previously surmised by Edward Abraham and Ernst Boris Chain; and mapping the structure of vitamin B12, for which in 1964 she became the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Hodgkin also elucidated the structure of insulin in 1969 after 35 years of work.

Hodgkin used the name "Dorothy Crowfoot" until twelve years after marrying Thomas Lionel Hodgkin, when she began using "Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin". Hodgkin is referred to as "Dorothy Hodgkin" by the Royal Society (when referring to its sponsorship of the Dorothy Hodgkin fellowship), and by Somerville College. The National Archives of the United Kingdom refer to her as "Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin". The case of her Nobel prize is inscribed 'Crowfoot Hodgkin'.

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When was Dorothy Hodgkin born?: Dorothy Hodgkin was born on 12 May 1910 in Cairo.
What positions has Dorothy Hodgkin held?: Positions held by Dorothy Hodgkin include: Chancellor of the University of Bristol (1970–1988).
Where did Dorothy Hodgkin study?: Dorothy Hodgkin was educated at Somerville College, Newnham College, Sir John Leman High School, University of Oxford.

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