William Astbury
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 63 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 25,1898 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Longton |
| Stoke-on-Trent | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | June 4,1961 |
| Died | Leeds |
| United Kingdom | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Molecular biology | |
| Job | Physicist |
| Chemist | |
| Molecular Biologist | |
| Education | Jesus College, University of Cambridge |
| Longton High School | |
| University of Cambridge | |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Actonian Prize | |
| Academic advisor | William Henry Bragg |
| Notable student | Florence Bell |
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| ID | 514525 |
William Astbury Life story
William Thomas Astbury FRS was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the alpha helix.
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