Francis Crick

Francis Crick (1916–2004) was a British biologist, geneticist and physicist.

Also recorded as Francis Harry Compton Crick; Francis H.C. Crick.

Overview

Born at Northampton in 1916, died at La Jolla in 2004.

In detail

Francis Crick studied at University College London, Gonville and Caius College and Mill Hill School. training under Max Perutz and Edward Collingwood is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is molecular biology, deoxyribonucleic acid and physics.

Employment is recorded with University of Cambridge, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Membership is recorded of Royal Society, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and French Academy of Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature.

Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and Order of Merit.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Francis Crick”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q123280: Francis Crick

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