Joseph Needham

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biochemist historian of science human sinologist

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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Joseph Needham canonical 11

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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 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) ⓘ
surface form: Fellowship of the Royal Society

George Sarton Medal ⓘ
Joseph Leidy Award ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfBirth United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfDeath United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1900-12-09 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1995-03-24 ⓘ
educatedAt Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oundle School ⓘ
employer Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form: University of Cambridge
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, England ⓘ
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Cambridge, England ⓘ
surface form: 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, England ⓘ
surface form: Cambridge
spouse Dorothy Moyle Needham ⓘ
studied embryology ⓘ
morphogenesis ⓘ
workLocation Cambridge, England ⓘ
surface form: Cambridge

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Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins → notableStudent → Joseph Needham ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick Gowland Hopkins
George Sarton Medal → notableRecipient → Joseph Needham ⓘ
World Academy of Art and Science → foundedBy → Joseph Needham ⓘ
Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham → alsoKnownAs → Joseph Needham ⓘ
Noel → alsoKnownAs → Joseph Needham ⓘ
subject surface form: Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham
Science and Civilisation in China → author → Joseph Needham ⓘ
Science and Civilisation in China → editor → Joseph Needham ⓘ
Time: The Refreshing River → author → Joseph Needham ⓘ
Dorothy Moyle Needham → spouse → Joseph Needham ⓘ
Needham Question → namedAfter → Joseph Needham ⓘ
Needham Question → formulatedBy → Joseph Needham ⓘ