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Francis William Aston

British chemist (1877-1945)

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Francis William Aston FRS was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes in many non-radioactive elements and for his enunciation of the whole number rule. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

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Born
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Place of birth
Harborne wd
Died
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Place of death
Cambridge wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom wd
Occupation
physicist, chemist wd
Education
University of Birmingham, Trinity College, Malvern College, University of London wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1922)
  • Hughes Medal (1922)
  • John Scott Award (1923)
  • Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1927)
  • Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize (1944)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1921)
  • Royal Medal (1938)
  • Liversidge Award (1932)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta

Questions

When was Francis William Aston born?
Francis William Aston was born on 1 September 1877 in Harborne.
Where did Francis William Aston study?
Francis William Aston was educated at University of Birmingham, Trinity College, Malvern College, University of London.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Francis William Aston · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q102291 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Francis William Aston.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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