William Astbury

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Leeds
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Medal
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1898-10-19
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Development of fiber diffraction technique
gptkbp:deathDate 1961-03-02
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field molecular biology
biochemistry
molecular diagnostics
molecular genetics
molecular structure
biophysics
structural biology
molecular imaging
protein chemistry
biomolecular research
biomolecular engineering
molecular biophysics
biophysical research
molecular therapeutics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Astbury
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:James_Watson
gptkb:Rosalind_Franklin
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
gptkbp:knownFor Studies on the structure of DNA
Studies on the structure of collagen
Studies on the structure of keratin
Studies on the structure of silk
X-ray diffraction studies
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_in_biophysics
Pioneer_in_molecular_biology
Pioneer_in_structural_biology
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Structure of DNA
gptkbp:placeOfBirth West_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Leeds,_England
gptkbp:researchFocus Structural biology
protein structure
Biophysical chemistry
Biomolecular structures
gptkbp:researchInterest X-ray crystallography
fiber diffraction
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Astbury