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Joseph Needham’s Royal Society personal record, 1993

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/9/12/22

Scope and Contents

This file contains a letter from Alan Clark (Deputy Librarian of the Royal Society) enclosing a ‘complete photocopy of the personal biographical portion’ of Joseph Needham’s personal record. The notes include biographical summaries of his parents and ancestors as well as details of his childhood, school days, war service and scientific research. The copied handwritten portion was written about 1941, with a typescript update written in 1990.

Dates

  • Creation: 1993

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository

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