When was Dorothy Hodgkin born and when did they die?

Dorothy Hodgkin was born in 1910 and died in 1994, living to about 84 years old.

Who was alive at the same time as Dorothy Hodgkin?

Dorothy Hodgkin's closest contemporary was Bob Hope, with whom they shared 84 years of overlapping lifetimes. Explore more contemporaries on Timeliner.

Dorothy Hodgkin

Q: What was Dorothy Hodgkin known for?

Dorothy Hodgkin was known for: Nobel Prize for X-ray crystallography of biochemical substances. Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin 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.

1910 – 1994

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Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin 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.

Dorothy Hodgkin

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