Rosalind Elsie Franklin
Born
Rosalind Elsie Franklin

(1920-07-25)25 July 1920
Notting Hill, London, England, UK
Died16 April 1958(1958-04-16) (aged 37)
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Resting placeWillesden United Synagogue Cemetery
51°32′41″N 0°14′24″W / 51.5447°N 0.2399°W / 51.5447; -0.2399
NationalityEnglish
EducationSt Paul's Girls' School
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (PhD)
Known for
  • Structure of DNA
  • Fine structure of coal and graphite
  • Virus structures
Scientific career
Fields
  • Physical chemistry
  • X-ray crystallography
Institutions
  • British Coal Utilisation Research Association
  • Laboratoire Central des Services Chimiques de l'État
  • Birkbeck, University of London
  • King's College London
ThesisThe physical chemistry of solid organic colloids with special reference to coal (1945)
Doctoral studentsJohn Finch and Kenneth Holmes