Rosalind Franklin
(1920-1958)
English biophysicist and crystallographer
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Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite. Although her works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime, her contributions to the discovery of the structure of DNA were largely recognised posthumously.
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Rosalind Elsie Franklin 25 July 1920 Notting Hill, London, England, UK
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16 April 1958 (aged 37) Chelsea, London
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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