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Rosalind Franklin

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

Born July 25th, 1920 in Notting Hill. [ref]

Died April 16th, 1958 at 37 years old in Royal Marsden Hospital (ovarian cancer). [ref]

Occupations
biochemist, biologist, biophysicist, chemist, crystallographer, geneticist, molecular biologist, physicist, university teacher
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