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Michael Woolfson

British physicist (1927-2019) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92

Michael Mark Woolfson was a British physicist and planetary scientist. His research interests were in the fields of x-ray crystallography, biophysics, colour vision and the formation of stars and planets.

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A life in dates

2019Died23 December 20191992Gregori Aminoff PrizeAward1986Hughes MedalAward1984Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1927Born9 January 1927

Awards

Gregori Aminoff Prize1992
Hughes Medal1986
Fellow of the Royal Society1984
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Dorothy Hodgkin Prize

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2019 · aged 92