William Astbury
Physicist and molecular biologist
William Thomas Astbury FRS was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the alpha helix. Wikipedia
Born: February 25, 1898, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Died: June 4, 1961 (age 63 years), Leeds, United Kingdom
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society and Actonian Prize
Notable student: Florence Bell