Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kathleen_Yardley_Lonsdale

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor	pacifism women in science prison reform
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:author	gptkb:Crystals_and_X-rays gptkb:The_Structure_of_the_Benzene_Ring_in_Hexamethylbenzene Diversity in Crystals
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Davy_Medal gptkb:Bernal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1903-01-28
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Newbridge,_County_Kildare,_Ireland
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Kathleen_Anne_Lonsdale gptkb:Nancy_Lonsdale gptkb:Stephen_Lonsdale
gptkbp:deathDate	1971-04-01
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:Acta_Crystallographica
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_College_London
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gptkbp:field	chemistry crystallography
gptkbp:honor	gptkb:Lonsdale_Medal Lonsdale College, University of Lancaster named after her Lonsdaleite (mineral named after her)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale
gptkbp:influenced	crystallography research
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
gptkbp:knownFor	X-ray crystallography structure of benzene
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first female Fellow of the Royal Society first woman president of the International Union of Crystallography
gptkbp:occupation	chemist crystallographer
gptkbp:president	gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science gptkb:International_Union_of_Crystallography
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Quaker
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Ireland gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Thomas_Lonsdale
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kathleen_Yardley
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