Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin, O.M. 12 May 1910 – 29 July 1994

Abstract

Dorothy Hodgkin was an X-ray crystallographer whose scientific career began in the 1930s and finished in the 1990s; her research had a deep influence on modern crystallography, chemistry and biochemistry. She had a profound grasp of crystallography and a genius for applying its methods. Her research was driven by the conviction that the X-ray image was the best basis for understanding the chemistry and function of molecules.