Person Astbury; William Thomas (1898 - 1961) Astbury William Thomas 1898 - 1961 British Male Longton, England 25 February 1898 Leeds 04/06/1961 19610604

X-ray crystallography Molecular biology Career: Director of Textile Physics Research Laboratory, and Reader, University of Leeds. Lectures: Croonian 1945 Fellow 14/03/1940 Sources: DSB AssocMaterial: CSAC 33/10/75. Papers deposited in the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1963 vol 9 pp 1-35, plate, by J D Bernal References: Joan Mason, 'Women in Science: Breaking Out of the Circle', essay review in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 177-182 J A Witkowski, 'W T Astbury and Ross G Harrison: The Search for the Molecular Determination of Form in the Developing Embryo' in NR 1980 vol 35 pp 195-219 ©Godfrey Argent Studio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-7481 25 Feb 1898 - 4 Jun 1961 NA6226 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 8e1e8697-d412-4760-8467-a855d9253f21