Maurice Wilkins

CBE FRS
Born
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins

(1916-12-15)15 December 1916
Pongaroa, New Zealand
Died5 October 2004(2004-10-05) (aged 87)
Blackheath, London, England
EducationKing Edward's School, Birmingham
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (MA)
University of Birmingham (PhD)
Known forX-ray diffraction, DNA
Spouse(s)Ruth Wilkins (div.)
Patricia Ann Chidgey (m. 1959)
Children5
Awards
  • Lasker Award (1960)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1962)
  • EMBO Membership (1964)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Molecular biology
InstitutionsKing's College London
University of Birmingham
University of California, Berkeley
University of St Andrews
ThesisPhosphorescence decay laws and electronic processes in solids (1940)
Doctoral advisorJohn Randall