# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 September 1877 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102291#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Harborne ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102291#P19))
- **Died:** 20 November 1945 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102291#P570))
- **Place of death:** Cambridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102291#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102291#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102291#P106))
- **Education:** University of Birmingham; Trinity College; Malvern College; University of London ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102291#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Hughes Medal; John Scott Award; Royal Society Bakerian Medal; Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize; Fellow of the Royal Society; Royal Medal; Liversidge Award; honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102291#P166))

## 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.

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