Olga Kennard
Crystallographer and academic researcher
Born
March 23rd, 1924
101 years ago
Died
2023
2 years ago — 99 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United Kingdom
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Contributed to the field of crystallography through extensive research and academic leadership. Founded the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, which became a significant resource for crystallographic data. Authored numerous publications and received multiple awards for contributions to the sciences.
Founded the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
Published extensively in the field of crystallography
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