Kathleen Lonsdale

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
chemist
crystallographer
gptkbp:advocatesFor protest
women in science
prison reform
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Davy_Medal
gptkb:Bernal_Lecture
gptkbp:birthDate 1903-01-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Newbridge,_County_Kildare,_Ireland
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nancy_Lonsdale
gptkb:Stephen_Lonsdale
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-04-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:editor gptkb:International_Tables_for_X-ray_Crystallography
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bedford_College,_London
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Birkbeck_College,_University_of_London
gptkb:Royal_Institution
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:fieldOfWork chemistry
crystallography
gptkbp:firstBook first female professor at University College London
one of the first two women elected Fellow of the Royal Society (1945)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kathleen Lonsdale
gptkbp:knownFor X-ray crystallography
pacifism
advocacy for women in science
structure of benzene
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Lonsdaleite (hexagonal diamond) named after her
determined the structure of benzene by X-ray diffraction
gptkbp:positionHeld Professor of Chemistry, University College London
Head of Department of Crystallography, University College London
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Quaker
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Thomas_Lonsdale
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quakers_in_Britain
gptkb:British_Quakers
gptkb:Sir_Eric_Rideal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6