Helen Megaw

Irish X-ray crystallographer (1907–2002)
Person human Q5702829

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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
June 1, 1907
Date of death
February 26, 2002
Place of birth
Dublin
Place of death
Ballycastle
Field of work
crystallography[8]
Award received
Roebling Medal[13]
Doctoral advisor
John Desmond Bernal[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Megaw[16]
Given name
Helen
🏷️ Also known as
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VIAF cluster ID
57609940
Library of Congress authority ID
no2013021323
GND ID
126597758
Academic Tree ID
58955
BIBSYS ID
90816142
Described at URL
www.minsocam.org
Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
1919
Dimensions author ID
014564300375.35
Freebase ID
/m/0n8ypt4
IdRef ID
121168751
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
257403
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NUKAT ID
n2004084082
National Library of Israel ID (old)
003955662
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007438018405171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
110130286
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
76773
RERO ID (legacy)
A003579693
SBN author ID
UFIV089123
Semantic Scholar author ID
40691071
UK National Archives ID
F64583
WikiTree person ID
Megaw-186
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Helen Megaw was born in Dublin[1]. She was born on June 1, 1907[2]. She died in Ballycastle[3]. She died on February 26, 2002[4]. She worked as a chemist[5] and crystallographer[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Girton College[10], a college of the University of Cambridge[17], in United Kingdom[18], founded in 1869[19] and University of Cambridge[11], a collegiate university[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1209[22], headquartered in Cambridge[23].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Helen Megaw include Megaw Island[24], an island[25].

Why It Matters

Entities named for her include Megaw Island[24], an island[25].

FAQs

Where was Helen Megaw born?

Helen Megaw was born in Dublin[1].

Where did Helen Megaw die?

Helen Megaw passed away in Ballycastle[3].

Who were Helen Megaw's parents?

Helen Megaw's father was Robert Megaw[7].

What did Helen Megaw do for work?

Helen Megaw worked as chemist[5] and crystallographer[6].

Where did Helen Megaw go to school?

Helen Megaw was educated at Girton College[10] and University of Cambridge[11].

What awards did Helen Megaw receive?

Honors received include Roebling Medal[13].

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  6. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . Mineralogical Society of America. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . vam.ac.uk. vam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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