Needham, Dorothy (1896–1987)
Needham, Dorothy (1896–1987)
English biochemist. Name variations: Dorothy Mary Needham. Born Dorothy Mary Moyle, Sept 22, 1896, in London, England; died Dec 22, 1987; Girton College, Cambridge, MA, 1923, PhD, 1926, DSc, 1945; m. Joseph Needham (Chinese science & technology history expert), 1924.
Taught and researched at University of Cambridge's Biochemical Laboratory (1920–40, 1946–63); while at Cambridge, taught sporadically in Belgium, US, Germany and France (1928–40); was a research worker for Ministry of Supply (1940–43); in China, served as chemical advisor and acting director of Sino-British Science Co-operation Office (1944–45); elected a Lucy Cavendish College fellow (1965 and 1966); was the 1st woman fellow of Gonville and Caius College (1979); wrote Machina carnis: The Biochemistry of Muscular Contraction in Its Historical Development (1971) and (with M. Teich) Sourcebook in the History of Biochemistry, 1740 to 1940.