Joseph Needham
(1900-1995)
British biochemist
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Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham CH FRS FBA (9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) was a British biochemist, historian and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1941, and a fellow of the British Academy in 1971. In 1992, Queen Elizabeth II conferred on him the Companionship of Honour, and the Royal Society noted he was the only living person to hold these three titles.
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6 December 1900 London, England, UK
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24 March 1995 (aged 94) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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