John Thomas Finch

Crystallographer and electron microscopist (1930-2017)
Person human Q21166230
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John Thomas Finch

Summary

John Thomas Finch is a human[1]. He was born on +1930-02-28T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2017-12-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a biophysicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Thomas Finch was born on +1930-02-28T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Thomas Finch died on +2017-12-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Thomas Finch's professions included biophysicist[4].
  • John Thomas Finch was educated at King's College London[6].
  • John Thomas Finch was educated at Birkbeck, University of London[7].
  • John Thomas Finch's doctoral advisor was Rosalind Franklin[8].
  • John Thomas Finch's doctoral advisor was Aaron Klug[9].
  • John Thomas Finch received the Fellow of the Royal Society[10].
  • John Thomas Finch was a member of Royal Society[11].
  • John Thomas Finch was a member of European Molecular Biology Organization[12].
  • John Thomas Finch is recorded as male[13].
  • John Thomas Finch's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Thomas Finch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5765152932557009830009[15].
  • John Thomas Finch's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2018011137[16].
  • John Thomas Finch's given name is recorded as John[17].
  • John Thomas Finch studied under Rosalind Franklin[18].
  • John Thomas Finch's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7202929482[19].
  • John Thomas Finch's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 90000380220[20].
  • John Thomas Finch's Fellow of the Royal Society ID is recorded as 11435[21].
  • John Thomas Finch's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bx1stf7r[22].
  • John Thomas Finch's EMBO member ID is recorded as john-t-finch[23].
  • John Thomas Finch's Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID is recorded as 2018.0028[24].
  • John Thomas Finch's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJqvVpDXcrRYdj9BYm6qcP[25].

Body

Origins and Family

John Thomas Finch was born on +1930-02-28T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at King's College London[6], a public research university[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1829[28], headquartered in London[29] and Birkbeck, University of London[7], a public research university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1823[32], headquartered in London[33]. Doctoral advisors include Rosalind Franklin[8], a chemist[34], 1920–1958[35], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[36], awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize[37], specialised in X-ray crystallography[38] and Aaron Klug[9], a biochemist[39], 1926–2018[40], of United Kingdom[41], awarded the Leeuwenhoek Lecture[42], specialised in chemistry[43]. John Thomas Finch studied under Rosalind Franklin[18].

Career and Affiliations

John Thomas Finch's professions included biophysicist[4].

Recognition

John Thomas Finch received the Fellow of the Royal Society[10].

Death and Burial

John Thomas Finch died on +2017-12-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Thomas Finch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did John Thomas Finch do for work?

John Thomas Finch worked as biophysicist[4].

Where did John Thomas Finch go to school?

John Thomas Finch was educated at King's College London[6] and Birkbeck, University of London[7].

What awards did John Thomas Finch receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10].

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  13. [2] . www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk. www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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