Francis Crick
Molecular biologist and biophysicist
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in deciphering the helical structure of the DNA molecule. Wikipedia
Born: June 8, 1916, Holmfield Way, Northampton, United Kingdom
Died: July 28, 2004 (age 88 years), University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Spouse: Odile Crick (m. 1949–2004) and Ruth Doreen Dodd (m. 1940–1947)
Known for: DNA structure; Central dogma; Consciousness; Adaptor hypothesis
Children: 3
Parents: Annie Elizabeth Crick and Harry Crick
Alma mater: University College London; University of London (BSc); University of Cambridge (PhD)