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Joseph Needham

1900 - 1995

Born

09/12/1900

London, England

Died

25/03/1995

Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
20/03/1941
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
40
Fields of Interest
Embryology
Relationships
Son of Joseph Needham, doctor specialising in anaesthetics, and his wife Alicia Adelaide Montgomery, pianist and song composer. Married: 1) (1924) Dorothy Mary Moyle (FRS 1948); 2) (1989) Lu Gwei-Djen (died 1991)

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