# Florence Bell

> Florence Ogilvy Bell, later Florence Sawyer, was a British scientist who contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA. She was an
X-ray crystallographer in the lab of William Astbury. In 1938 they published a paper in Nature that described the structure of DNA as a "Pile of Pennies".

*British X-ray crystallographer (1913-2000)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/florence-bell

## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1913-05-01
- **Died:** 2000-11-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Florence Bell (Biochemikerin)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Bell_(Biochemikerin))
- [Florence Bell](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Bell)
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- [Florence Bell](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Bell)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52581420)

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