Rosalind Franklin Timeline

  • Brith

    Brith

    born on July 25, 1920 London
  • Graduated with BA

    Cambridge University, England
  • structure of DAN

    structure of DAN

  • DEATH

    DEATH

    She died young from ovarian cancer at age 37, in London on April 16, 1958
  • fact

    fact

    She has an asteroid named after her by astronomer John Broughton, recognizing her vital contributions to science, particularly in understanding DNA's structure.
  • fact 2

    The Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago was renamed for her in 2004.