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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1964–19642 events0 places

Chronological biography

1964

Award1964
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Only the 2nd woman to win the order of merit, the 1st was Florence Nightingale

Nobel Prize1964
Science / Chemistry

Uses x-rays to examine the structure of penicillin, insulin, cholesterol & vitamin b12

Record provenance

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