Joseph Needham

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Joseph Needham was a British biochemist and pioneering historian of Chinese science and technology, best known for his monumental multi-volume work "Science and Civilisation in China."


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instanceOf biochemist
historian of science
human
sinologist
academicDegree Doctor of Philosophy
authorOf Chemical Embryology
Science and Civilisation in China
Time: The Refreshing River
awardReceived Fellowship of the Royal Society
George Sarton Medal
Joseph Leidy Award
Order of the British Empire
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United Kingdom NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1900-12-09
dateOfDeath 1995-03-24
educatedAt Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Oundle School
employer Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
era 20th century
familyName Needham
fieldOfWork Chinese studies
biochemistry
history of science
history of technology
fullName Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham
givenName Joseph
Noel
hasConcept Needham Question
influenced history of science in China as a discipline
influencedBy Chinese civilization
knownFor Science and Civilisation in China
pioneering work on history of Chinese science and technology
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Fellow of the British Academy
Royal Society
nationality British
notableIdea Needham Question
notableWork Science and Civilisation in China
placeOfBirth London
placeOfDeath Cambridge
positionHeld Director of the Needham Research Institute
Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
religiousBelief Christian socialism
residence Cambridge
spouse Dorothy Moyle Needham
studied embryology
morphogenesis
workLocation Cambridge

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Frederick Gowland Hopkins
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