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Biographical notes on individual crystallographers

This is a selection of notes and news items about individual crystallographers that have been posted in IUCr publications, on the ACA History Portal (curated by Virginia Pett), national newspapers and other public media outlets. We welcome similar items: please send information to news.online@iucr.org.

Sidney C. Abrahams Memoirs and anecdotes ACA History Portal Crystallographic Career of Sidney Cyril Abrahams  

Sidney C. Abrahams Obituary IUCr Newsletter Sidney C. Abrahams (1924–2021) Carolyn P. Brock and Mike Glazer  

Farid R. Ahmed Biographical notes ACA History Portal Farid R. Ahmed (1924–2021)  

Leroy E. Alexander Obituary ACA History Portal Leroy E. Alexander (1910–2004)  

Frank H. Allen Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Allen to receive Skolnik award Bill Town  

Frank H. Allen Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section B Frank H. Allen (1944–2014) Robin Taylor  

Steven Almo Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter 2004 ASBMB-AMGEN Award  

Severin Amelinckx Obituary Severin Amelinckx (1922-2007)  

L. Mario Amzel Biographical notes ACA History Portal L. Mario Amzel (1942–2021)  

Nozomi Ando Biographical notes ACA History Portal Nozomi Ando  

E. N. da C. Andrade Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Some Personal Reminiscences E. N. da C. Andrade  

Arne F. Andresen Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Arne F. Andresen 1926-1991 Colleagues at the Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, Norway  

Frances H. Arnold Biographical notes ACA History Portal Frances H. Arnold (1956–)  

W. T. Astbury Obituary 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction William Thomas Astbury 1898-1961 P. P. Ewald  

André Authier Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A André Authier (1932–2023) Yves Epelboin  

George Bacon Memoirs and anecdotes IUCr Newsletter 50 years of Neutron Scattering  

Khatchik S. Bagdasarov Obituary Khatchik S. Bagdasarov (1929-2013) Crystallography (2014), 59(3), pp. 498-499 (In Russian)  

Khachik Saakovich Baghdasarov Biographical notes Wikipedia K. S. Baghdasarov  

E. N. Baker Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Baker receives Rutherford Medal  

K. Banerjee Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Development of X-ray Crystallography Research in India K. Banerjee  

K. Banerjee Memoirs and anecdotes IUCr Newsletter Kedareswar Banerjee - India's first crystallographer  

William Howard Barnes Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A William Howard Barnes (1903-1980) F. R. Ahmed, L. D. Calvert, A. W. Hanson and M. Przybylska  

Otto Christian Astrup Bastiansen Biographical notes Wikipedia Otto Bastiansen (1918-1995)  

Robert Bau Obituary ACA History Portal Robert Bau (1944–2008) Tom Koetzle  

Arnold Beevers Memoirs and anecdotes IUCr Newsletter Bonnie buoyant Beevers at ninety R.O. Gould  

N. V. Belov Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Personal Reminiscences N. V. Belov  

N. V. Belov Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Nikolay Vasilyevich Belov, 1891-1982 B. K. Vainshtein and V. I. Simonov  

Mark A. Beno Obituary IUCr Newsletter Mark A. Beno (1951–2019) Uta Ruett and Lynda Soderholm  

Helen Berman Memoirs and anecdotes ACA History Portal Helen M. Berman  

Helen M. Berman Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Structural biologists elected to National Academy of Sciences  

J. D. Bernal Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction My Time at the Royal Institution 1923-27 J. D. Bernal  

J. D. Bernal Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A J. D. Bernal, 1901-1971 H. F. W. Taylor  

Joel Bernstein Obituary IUCr Newsletter Joel Bernstein (1941–2019) Ehud Keinan and Menahem Kaftory, with recollections from Sonke Adlung (Oxford University Press)  

Joel Bernstein Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section B Joel Bernstein (1941–2019) Ehud Keinan and Menahem Kaftory  

J. M. Bijvoet Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Reminiscences J. M. Bijvoet  

J. M. Bijvoet Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Johannes Martin Bijvoet, 1892-1980 C. H. MacGillavry and A. F. Peerdeman  

Simon J. L. Billinge Biographical notes ACA History Portal Simon J. L. Billinge  

M. Blackman Video interview Crystallographers in Conference  

Robert H. Blessing Obituary IUCr Newsletter Robert H. Blessing (1941–2023) Tim Bohen  

D. M. Blow Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section D David Mervyn Blow: a scholar and a gentleman (1931-2004) B. W. Matthews  

David Blow Obituary ACA History Portal David Blow (1931–2004) Alice Vrielink, Michael G. Rossmann  

W. Boas Video interview Crystallographers in Conference  

Oksana Ivanivna Bodak Obituary IUCr Newsletter Oksana Ivanivna Bodak (1942-2005) R. Gladyshevskii and B. Belan  

H. Boersch Video interview Crystallographers in Conference  

Jan T. Bonarski Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Jan T. Bonarski (1957–2016) Daniel Chateigner, Thierry Baudin, Claude Esling, Adam Morawiec and Denis Solas  

Alun Bowen Obituary BCA Newsletter Alun Bowen, 1942 - 1996 Kathy Clay and Eric Kelly  

Hans Boysen Obituary IUCr Newsletter Hans Boysen (1944–2021) Wolfgang Schmahl, SoHyun Park, Anatoliy Senyshyn, Markus Hölzel, Martin Meven, Peter Gille, Guntram Jordan, Friedrich Frey, Wolfgang Moritz and Natalija van Well  

Carl-Ivar Brändén Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section D Carl-Ivar Brändén (1934-2004) J. Smith  

Robert Henry "Pete" Bragg Obituary ACA History Portal Robert Henry "Pete" Bragg (1919–2017)  

William Henry Bragg Memoirs and anecdotes IUCr Newsletter The importance of W. H. Bragg A. McL. Mathieson  

William Henry Bragg Obituary 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction William Henry Bragg 1862-1942 E. N. da C. Andrade  

William Lawrence Bragg Memoirs and anecdotes Acta Crystallographica Section A How W. L. Bragg invented X-ray analysis M. F. Perutz  

William Lawrence Bragg Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Personal Reminiscences W. L. Bragg  

William Lawrence Bragg Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A William Lawrence Bragg, 1890-1971 H. S. Lipson  

Auguste Bravais Biographical notes IUCr Newsletter Auguste Bravais, from Lapland to Mont Blanc Marie-Hélène Reynaud, with a Foreword by Dominique Luneau and Philippe Guionneau  

J. C. M. Brentano Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Personal Reminiscences J. C. M. Brentano  

G. Bricogne Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Patterson Award to Bricogne  

Bertram N. Brockhouse Obituary IUCr Newsletter Bertram Neville Brockhouse (1918-2003) John R.D. Copley  

Louis de Broglie Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Louis de Broglie, 1892-1987 A. Guinier  

Harry Brumberger Obituary IUCr Newsletter Harry Brumberger (1926-2000) J. Goodisman, S. Ciccariello and G. Kostorz  

Harry Brumberger Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Harry Brumberger (1926-2000) Jerry Goodisman, Salvino Ciccariello and Gernot Kostorz  

Stephen Arnold Bryant Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography  

Martin J. Buerger Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Personal Reminiscences M. J. Buerger  

Martin J. Buerger Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Martin Julian Buerger, 1903-1986 L. V. Azároff  

Charles E. Bugg Memoirs and anecdotes ACA History Portal Charles E. Bugg  

H.-J. Bunge Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Hans-Joachim Bunge (1929-2004) Robert Schwarzer and Daniel Chateigner  

Robinson D. Burbank Obituary IUCr Newsletter Robinson D. Burbank (1921-2006) Claudia Burbank and Sidney Abrahams  

C. L. Burdick Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction The Genesis and Beginnings of X-ray Crystallography at Caltech C. L. Burdick  

John R. Carruthers Obituary IUCr Newsletter John Robert (Bob) Carruthers (1945-2009) David Watkin  

Luigi Cavalca 1911-1991 Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Luigi Cavalca 1911-1991 M. Nardelli  

Henry Chapman Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Aminoff Prize rewards “explosive” studies of biological macromolecules  

Bob Cheary Obituary IUCr Newsletter Bob Cheary (1947-2002) Chris Kelaart  

Sow-Hsin Chen Obituary IUCr Newsletter Sow-Hsin Chen (1935–2021) Jill Trewhella, on behalf of the IUCr Commission on Small Angle Scattering  

Cyrus Chothia Obituary IUCr Newsletter Cyrus Chothia (1942–2019)  

Sir Frank Claringbull Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Sir Frank Claringbull 1911-1990 Duncan McKie  

Jerome Cohen Obituary IUCr Newsletter Jerome Cohen (1933-2000) Megan O. Matz  

Jerry B. Cohen Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Jerry B. Cohen Andre Authier  

P. Coppens Awards and Prizes P. Coppens awarded the seventh Ewald Prize  

P. Coppens Eulogy Eulogy E. Coppens  

Philip Coppens Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Philip Coppens (1930–2017) Pierre Becker  

Judith Corker Obituary Journal of Synchrotron Radiation Judith Corker - (1967-1998) John Evans  

J. M. Cowley Awards and Prizes J.M. Cowley and A.F. Moodie awarded the first Ewald Prize  

J. M. Cowley Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A John M. Cowley FAA FRS (1923-2004) A. Moodie  

Sir Gordon Cox Obituary BCA Newsletter Sir Gordon Cox Durward Cruickshank  

Sir Gordon Cox Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Ernest Gordon Cox (1906-1996) Durward Cruickshank  

Aldo Félix Craievich Obituary Journal of Synchrotron Radiation Aldo Félix Craievich (1939–2023) Diego G. Lamas  

D. W. J. Cruickshank Obituary The Daily Telegraph Professor Durward Cruickshank  

D. W. J. Cruickshank Obituary IUCr Newsletter Durward William John Cruickshank (1924-2007) Sidney C. Abrahams and John R. Helliwell  

D. W. J. Cruickshank Obituary The Independent Professor Durward Cruickshank: Rigorous crystallographer and structural chemist whose research spanned six decades John R. Helliwell  

D. W. J. Cruickshank Obituary The Times Professor Durward Cruickshank: Crystallographer and mathematician who pioneered the use of computers in structural analysis  

Desmond Cunningham Obituary IUCr Newsletter Desmond Cunningham (1942-2006) Patrick McArdle, John Gallagher and John McGinley  

Hubert Curien Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Hubert Curien (1924-2005) André Authier  

Hans Dachs Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Hans Dachs (1927–2011) Michael Steiner  

C. G. Darwin Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Moseley's Determination of Atomic Numbers C. G. Darwin  

Barrie Dawson Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Barrie Dawson, 1925-1974 A. McL Mathieson  

Peter Debye Obituary Acta Crystallographica Peter Debye, 1884-1966 P. P. Ewald  

Louis Delbaere Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Louis Delbaere (1943-2009) E. N. Baker  

John E. Derry Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section B John E. Derry. 30 July 1946-2 September 1985  

Eleanor Dodson Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Eleanor Dodson wins 1998 Fankuchen Prize V. Pett  

Guy Dodson Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section D Guy Dodson FRS (1937–2012) E. N. Baker  

J. D. H. Donnay Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction For auld lang syne J. D. H. Donnay  

Douglas (Doug) Dorset Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Douglas (Doug) Dorset (1942–2016) Lisa Baugh, Mark Disko, William Lamberti, Karl Strohmaier, William Duax, John Fryer, Sven Hovmöller, Xiaodong Zou, Laurence Marks and Stavros Nicolopoulos  

Catherine (Cathy) L. Drennan Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Structural biologists elected to National Academy of Sciences  

William L. Duax Biographical notes ACA History Portal Biography - William L. Duax (1939 - ) S. Narasinga Rao  

Jack David Dunitz Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section B Jack David Dunitz (1923–2021) and chemical crystallography Hans-Beat Bürgi  

Rosemary Durley Obituary IUCr Newsletter Rosemary Durley (1948-2003) Scott Mathews  

Takeshi Egami Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter American Crystallographic Association awards  

Howard T. Evans Obituary IUCr Newsletter Howard T. Evans (1920-2000)  

R. C. Evans Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Robert Crispin Evans (1909-2005) D. Cruickshank  

Paul Peter Ewald Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Paul Peter Ewald. 23 January 1888 - 22 August 1985 J. J. Dropkin and B. Post  

Paul Peter Ewald Video interview Crystallographers in Conference  

Robert R. Fayzullin Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Struchkov Prize awarded to Robert R. Fayzullin  

E. S. Fedorov Obituary 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction E. S. Fedorov 1853-1919 I. I. Shafranovskii and N. V. Belov  

Lev Feigin Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Lev Feigin (1928–2022) Dmitri Svergun and Jill Trewhella  

Dirk Feil Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Dirk Feil (1933–2020) Grant Moss and Barbara Moss  

Jean-Luc Ferrer Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section D Jean-Luc Ferrer (1964–2020): structural biologist, beamline instrumentation innovator and entrepreneur Juan C. Fontecilla-Camps and Gérard Bricogne  

C. J. Finbak Obituary 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Christen Johannes Finbak 1904-1954 O. C. A. Bastiansen  

Larry W. Finger Obituary IUCr Newsletter Larry W. Finger (1940–2024) Ross J. Angel, David Cox, Robert M. Hazen, Nancy L. Ross and Brian H. Toby  

Howard D. Flack Memoirs and anecdotes Howard Flack's contribution to electronic publishing Brian McMahon  

Howard D. Flack Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Howard D. Flack (1943–2017) David Watkin and Dieter Schwarzenbach  

Stephen Fleet Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Stephen Fleet Malcolm Cooper  

Frank G. Foote Obituary IUCr Newsletter Frank G. Foote (1906-1998)  

J. Bruce Forsyth Obituary IUCr Newsletter J. Bruce Forsyth (1932–2023) Mike Johnson, Bill David, Andrew Taylor and Jane Brown  

Rosalind Franklin Memoirs and anecdotes Rosalind Franklin, Life and Works  

Rosalind Franklin Memoirs and anecdotes Imagining Rosalind Franklin (review of Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict) Katie Langin  

James Fraser Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter James Fraser, joint winner of the inaugural W. H. and W. L. Bragg Prize  

Hans C. Freeman Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section D Hans C. Freeman (1929-2008) J. Mitchell Guss  

Hans C. Freeman Obituary IUCr Newsletter Hans C. Freeman (1929-2008) Mitchell Guss  

Tadeusz Głowiak Obituary IUCr Newsletter Tadeusz Glowiak (1935-2003) Z. Ciunik, L. Jerzykiewicz, A. Kochel, M. Kubiak, T. Lis, Z. Olejnik, W. Sawka-Dobrowolska, P. Starynowicz  

Herbert Göbel Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter J.D. Hanawalt Award  

Zdzislaw Galdecki Obituary IUCr Newsletter Zdzislaw Galdecki (1924-2000) M. Glowka  

Juan Manuel García-Ruiz Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Liebau Prize awarded to Juan Manuel García-Ruiz Wulf Depmeier  

Irving Geis Obituary IUCr Newsletter Irving Geis (1908-1997) Richard F. Dickerson  

L. H. Germer Video interview Crystallographers in Conference  

R. Glocker Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Personal Reminiscences R. Glocker  

V. M. Goldschmidt Obituary 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Victor Moritz Goldschmidt 1888-1947 O. C. A. Bastiansen  

Ljubo Golič Obituary IUCr Newsletter Ljubo Golić (1932-2007) Ivan Leban and co-workers  

Peter Goodman Obituary SCA Newsletter Peter Goodman (1928-1999).  

Peter Goodman Obituary Peter Goodman 1928-1999 David J.H. Cockayne, Jon Gjønnes, Colin J. Humphreys, Gunter Lehmpfuhl, John Murphy, Uri Shmueli, John C.H. Spence, Michiyoshi Tanaka and Nicholas S. Witte  

Peter Goodman Obituary IUCr Newsletter Peter Goodman (1928-1999) Alex Moody  

Peter Goodman Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Peter Goodman David J.H. Cockayne, Jon Gjønnes, Colin J. Humphreys, Gunter Lehmpfuhl, John Murphy, Uri Shmueli, John C.H. Spence, Michiyoshi Tanaka and Nicholas S. Witte  

Jim Graham Obituary IUCr Newsletter Jim Graham (1929-2001) Frank Lincoln  

Carlo Maria Gramaccioli Obituary Carlo Maria Gramaccioli 1935-2013 Riccardo Modanesi  

Carlo Maria Gramaccioli Obituary Carlo Maria Gramaccioli 1935-2013 Colleagues at the University of Milan  

Dominique Grebille Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Dominique Grebille (1957-2009) Olivier Pérez, Jean-François Berar and Daniel Chateigner  

Uwe Grimm Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Uwe Grimm (1963–2021) M. Baake, R. McGrath and R. A. Römer  

A. Guinier Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Personal Reminiscences A. Guinier  

A. Guinier Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A André Guinier (1911-2000) Marianne Lambert  

A. Guinier Video interview Crystallographers in Conference  

Mitchell Guss Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Mitchell Guss honoured in Australia Day 2020 Honours List  

Gunnar Hägg Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Personal Reminiscences G. Hägg  

Gunnar Hägg Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Gunnar Hägg, 1903-1986 A. Magnéli  

Theo Hahn Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Theo Hahn (1928-2016) Helmut Klapper  

Janos Hajdu Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Aminoff Prize rewards “explosive” studies of biological macromolecules  

Leonard Derwent Hamilton Obituary IUCr Newsletter Leonard Derwent Hamilton (1921–2019) Watson Fuller  

Walter Clark Hamilton Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Walter Clark Hamilton, 1931-1973 J. A. Ibers  

Niels Hansen Obituary Niels Hansen Claude Lecomte  

Jimpei Harada Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Jimpei Harada (1931–2023) Masaki Takata  

David Harker Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A David Harker, 1906-1991 W. L. Duax  

Herbert A. Hauptman Awards and Prizes Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1985  

Herbert A. Hauptman Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Herbert A. Hauptman (1917–2011) Charles M. Weeks  

John R. Helliwell Awards and Prizes John Helliwell recent ACA Patterson Award winner, receives the 8th Max Perutz Prize of the ECA 2015  

Richard Henderson Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Aminoff Prize awarded Ivar Olovsson  

Wayne Hendrickson Video interview ACA History Portal Biography - Wayne Hendrickson Remote interview by David Zierler (AIP)  

Wayne A. Hendrickson Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Wayne Hendrickson awarded 13th Ewald Prize  

Frank H. Herbstein Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section B Frank H. Herbstein (1926–2011) Menahem Kaftory  

C. H. Hermann Obituary 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Carl H. Hermann 1898-1961 P. P. Ewald  

Arthur R. von Hippel Obituary IUCr Newsletter Arthur R. von Hippel (1898-2003)  

David Hoare Obituary IUCr Newsletter David Hoare (1966-2016)  

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Archive Acta Crystallographica Section A The Papers of Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin  

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Eulogy BCA Newsletter Dorothy Hodgkin M.F. Perutz  

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Memoirs and anecdotes Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Life and Works  

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Memoirs and anecdotes BCA Newsletter Remembering Dorothy Hodgkin Anne Sayre  

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Obituary Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin M. F. Perutz  

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Obituary An outstanding scientist and great humanist M. Vijayan  

Kenneth C. Holmes Obituary IUCr Newsletter Kenneth C. Holmes (1934–2021) John Wray and Ilme Schlichting  

Håkon Hope Obituary IUCr Newsletter Håkon Hope (1930-2018) Martha Teeter, with thanks to Marilyn Olmstead, Sean Parkin and Ada Yonath  

Asbjørn Ivar Hordvik Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Asbjørn Ivar Hordvik (1928-1995) Ellie Adman and André Authier  

Sven Hovmöller Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Sven Hovmöller, joint winner of the 2020 Gjønnes Medal  

Edward Wesley Hughes Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Edward Wesley Hughes 1904-1987 J. P. Glusker  

Xavier Solans Huguet Obituary IUCr Newsletter Xavier Solans Huguet (1949-2007) M. Arriortua, S. Galí, C. Miravitlles, J. F. Piniella and J. Rius  

A. W. Hull Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Autobiography A. W. Hull  

James Ibers Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter American Crystallographic Association awards  

James A. Ibers Obituary IUCr Newsletter James A. Ibers (1930–2021) Carol Brock and Jim Kaduk  

Yoichi Iitaka Obituary IUCr Newsletter Yoichi Iitaka (1927-2006) Yoshinori Satow  

Heinz Jagodzinski Biographical notes Wikipedia Heinz Jagodzinski (1916-2012)  

Michael James Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section D Michael James (1940–2023) J. N. Mark Glover, Cyril M. Kay, Joanne Lemieux and Randy J. Read  

R. W. James Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Personal Reminiscences R. W. James  

R. W. James Memoirs and anecdotes IUCr Newsletter Crystallography of historical note: R.W. James on ice A. Tulinsky  

Aloysio Janner Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Aloysio Janner (1928–2016) Ted Janssen  

Václav Janovec Obituary IUCr Newsletter Václav Janovec (1930–2022) Jiří Hlinka  

Ted Janssen Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Ted Janssen (1936–2017) Bernd Souvignier  

Jerry P. Jasinski Obituary IUCr Newsletter Jerry P. Jasinski (1940–2021) Ray Butcher  

Mariusz Jaskólski Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Jaskólski receives prize in natural and medical sciences, Poland Alexander Wlodawer  

George A. Jeffrey Obituary IUCr Newsletter George Jeffrey (1915-2000) Maria Armenia Carrondo  

George A. Jeffrey Obituary IUCr Newsletter G. A. Jeffrey - a note Donald Booth  

George A. Jeffrey Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section B George A. Jeffrey (1915-2000) Bryan Craven  

Ron Jenkins Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Ron Jenkins (1932-2002) C. R. Hubbard  

Ron Jenkins Obituary IUCr Newsletter Ronald Jenkins (1932-2002) International Center for Diffraction Data  

Carroll K. Johnson Obituary IUCr Newsletter Carroll K. Johnson (1929–2021) Bryan Chakoumakos  

Louise Napier Johnson Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section D Professor Dame Louise Napier Johnson (26 September 1940–25 September 2012) Tom L. Blundell  

Jean-Philippe Julien Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Jean-Philippe Julien, joint winner of the inaugural W. H. and W. L. Bragg Prize  

Jerome Karle Biographical notes Wikipedia Jerome Karle (1918-2013)  

Jerome Karle Obituary IUCr Newsletter Jerome Karle (1918-2013) Adapted from Nature, 499, p. 410 (July 25, 2013) by Wayne Hendrickson, with some additions from the June 14th Washington Post article by Emily Langer  

Norio Kato Awards and Prizes N. Kato awarded the third Ewald Prize  

Norio Kato Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Norio Kato (1923-2002) J. Harada  

J. C. Kendrew Obituary IUCr Newsletter John Cowdery Kendrew (1917-1997)  

Olga Kennard Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Olga Kennard awarded 12th Ewald Prize  

Olga Kennard Obituary IUCr Newsletter Olga Kennard OBE FRS (1924–2023) Michael Francis  

J.A.A. Ketelaar Biographical notes Wikipedia Jan Arnold Albert Ketelaar (1908-2001)  

Peder Kierkegaard Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Peder Kierkegaard (1928-1996) R. Norrestam and A. Magneli  

R. C. G. Killean Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Reginald C. G. Killean (1934-1995) J. L. Lawrence  

J. N. King Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A James Newington King, 1937-1993 D. W. J. Cruickshank and K. Kurki-Suonio  

Vasyl Kladko Obituary IUCr Newsletter Vasyl Kladko (1957–2022) Present and former collaborators from V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics (Kyiv, Ukraine) and from the Institute of Physics PAS and Institute for High Pressure Physics PAS (Warsaw, Poland)  

Aaron Klug Obituary IUCr Newsletter Aaron Klug (1926-2018) Sven Hovmöller  

Paul Knipping Obituary 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction Paul Knipping 1883-1935 P. P. Ewald  

Jinzo Kobayashi Memoirs and anecdotes Journal of Applied Crystallography Jinzo Kobayashi retirement  

Lip Lin Koh Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography Lip Lin Koh (1935-2015) Jagadese J. Vittal  

Kazutake Kohra Obituary IUCr Newsletter A tribute to Kazutake Kohra (1921-2019) Yoshiyuki Amemiya  

Ute Kolb Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter Ute Kolb, joint winner of the 2020 Gjønnes Medal  

Vojtech Jaroslav Kopský Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Vojtech Jaroslav Kopský (1936–2016) D. B. Litvin and V. Janovec  

Tibor Sandor Koritsánszky Obituary IUCr Newsletter Tibor Sandor Koritsánszky (1954–2021) Anatoliy Volkov  

Zofia Kosturkiewicz Obituary IUCr Newsletter Zofia Kosturkiewicz (1928–2021) Mariusz Jaskólski  

Jan Kroon Obituary IUCr Newsletter Jan Kroon (1937-2001) Ton Spek  

Jan Kroon Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section B Jan Kroon (1937-2001) Ton Spek  

Kaarle Kurki-Suonio Biographical notes IUCr Newsletter Celebrating the life and career of Kaarle Kurki-Suonio Pilvi Sihvonen, with an IUCr perspective by Malcolm Cooper  

Marcus Frederick Charles Ladd Obituary IUCr Newsletter Marcus Frederick Charles Ladd (1926-2020) David Povey  

Joshua Ladell Obituary IUCr Newsletter Joshua Ladell (1923-2000) H. Steinfink and N. Spielberg  

Meir Lahav Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter The Gregori Aminoff prize to Lahav and Leiserowitz Ivar Olovsson  

John Ian Langford Obituary Journal of Applied Crystallography John Ian Langford (1935–2013) R. J. Cernik, D. Louër, E. J. Mittemeijer and P. Scardi  

Robert Langridge Obituary IUCr Newsletter Robert Langridge (1933–2023) Suzan Revah  

Max von Laue Memoirs and anecdotes 50 Years of X-ray Diffraction My Development as a Physicist Max von Laue  

Max von Laue Memoirs and anecdotes IUCr Newsletter Address by Professor von Laue before the first IUCr Congress in 1948  

F. H. Laves Obituary Acta Crystallographica Section A Fritz H. Laves, 1906-1978 H. Jagodzinski  

Leslie Leiserowitz Awards and Prizes IUCr Newsletter The Gregori Aminoff prize to Lahav and Leiserowitz Ivar Olovsson  

A. T. H. Lenstra Obituary IUCr Newsletter A. T. H. Lenstra (1942 - 2002) Karl Michel  

Lydia Leonyuk Obituary IUCr Newsletter Lydia Leonyuk (1950-2000) Elena V. Sokolova  

Nikolay I. Leonyuk Obituary IUCr Newsletter Nikolay I. Leonyuk (1941–2020) Victor Maltsev  

Henri A. Levy Obituary IUCr Newsletter Henri A. Levy (1913-2003) David Levy and Bill Busing  

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