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Rosalind Franklin

रोजालिन् फ्रेन्क्लिन

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

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Rosalind Elsie Franklin was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer. Her work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite. Although her works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime, Franklin's contributions to the discovery of the structure of DNA were largely unrecognised during her life, for which Franklin has been variously referred to as the "wronged heroine", the "dark lady of DNA", the "forgotten heroine", a "feminist icon", and the "Sylvia Plath of molecular biology". James Watson believed that, had she not died, ideally, Franklin would have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Born
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Place of birth
Notting Hill wd
Died
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Place of death
Royal Marsden Hospital wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom wd
Occupation
chemist, molecular biologist, physicist, biochemist, biophysicist, crystallographer wd
Education
University of Cambridge, St Paul's Girls' School, Newnham College, Norland Place School wd

Awards wd

  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2008)
  • 72 scientist women names on the Eiffel tower

Questions

When was Rosalind Franklin born?
Rosalind Franklin was born on 25 July 1920 in Notting Hill.
Where did Rosalind Franklin study?
Rosalind Franklin was educated at University of Cambridge, St Paul's Girls' School, Newnham College, Norland Place School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Rosalind Franklin · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): रोजालिन् फ्रेन्क्लिन · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q7474 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Rosalind Franklin (retouched).jpg by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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