Hugh Huxley
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 12 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 25,1924 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Birkenhead |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | July 25,2013 |
| Died | Woods Hole |
| Falmouth | |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Field | Molecular biology |
| Job | Professor |
| Molecular Biologist | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Christ's College Cambridge | |
| Awards | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize |
| Gairdner Foundation International Award | |
| E. B. Wilson Medal | |
| Albert Einstein World Award of Science | |
| Known for | Muscle contraction; Muscle proteins |
| Books | Molecular Biology Course |
| Academic advisor | John Kendrew |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 514521 |
Hugh Huxley Life story
Hugh Esmor Huxley MBE FRS was a British molecular biologist who made important discoveries in the physiology of muscle. He was a graduate in physics from Christ's College, Cambridge. However, his education was interrupted for five years by the Second World War, during which he served in the Royal Air Force.