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Dorothy Hodgkin green plaque

Commemorative plaque
Dorothy Hodgkin green plaque
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This green commemorative plaque records: This plaque commemorates a life's work for mankind by Dr Dorothy Hodgkin OM FRS 1910-1994 Nobel Prize Winner 1964 Freeman of Beccles 1965 A former pupil of Sir John Leman Grammar School
Dorothy Hodgkin was a pioneering biochemist who won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her development of protein crystallography, which she used to determine the structures of vitamins and insulin. Her work significantly advanced biochemical understanding and had practical applications in medicine.

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