55 moments

1. Birth in Cairo

   1910-05-12 · Cairo, Egypt

   Dorothy Mary Crowfoot, later Dorothy Hodgkin, was born in Cairo. City-centre coordinates; exact birth site is not specified.

2. Childhood placement near Worthing

   1914-01-01 · Worthing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

   During the First World War, Hodgkin and her sisters were left with their Crowfoot grandparents near Worthing while their mother returned to Egypt. Coordinates represent Worthing; the grandparents' exact residence is not identified.

3. Begins school at Sir John Leman Grammar School

   1921-01-01 · Beccles, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

   Hodgkin entered Sir John Leman Grammar School, where she became one of two girls permitted to study chemistry. Coordinates represent the town; the school campus is within Beccles.

4. Archaeological work at Jerash

   1928-01-01 · Jerash, Jordan

   Before and while beginning her Oxford studies, Hodgkin joined her parents at Jerash and recorded Byzantine church mosaics. Coordinates represent the archaeological site.

5. Enters Somerville College

   1928-01-01 · Somerville College, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

   Hodgkin began chemistry studies at Somerville College, Oxford, initiating her long association with Oxford science.

6. Begins doctoral study at Newnham College

   1932-01-01 · Newnham College, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   After graduating from Oxford, Hodgkin began PhD work under J. D. Bernal at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she worked on early protein crystallography. The source supports autumn 1932 but not a precise arrival date.

7. Returns to Oxford

   1934-01-01 · Oxford, England, United Kingdom

   Hodgkin returned to Oxford, where she began teaching and developed the research career that made the city her principal scientific base. Coordinates represent central Oxford.

8. Thermal-bath treatment in Buxton

   1934-01-01 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

   After rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed, Hodgkin went to a Buxton clinic for thermal baths and gold treatments. The particular clinic is not named; coordinates represent Buxton.

9. Visits DNA model in Cambridge

   1953-04-01 · Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   Hodgkin travelled from Oxford to Cambridge with colleagues to inspect the newly constructed DNA double-helix model. The precise Cambridge building is not specified.

10. Visit to Zurich

    1956-11-01 · Zurich, Switzerland

    Hodgkin visited Zurich and prepared a report concerning her final day in Moscow. Coordinates represent central Zurich.

11. Lectures and laboratory visit in Copenhagen

    1957-11-01 · Copenhagen, Denmark

    Hodgkin visited Copenhagen to lecture to the Danish Pharmaceutical Society and visit Novo's therapeutic laboratory. Visit documented as 4–6 November 1957; coordinates represent central Copenhagen.

12. Lectures in Trondheim

    1958-03-01 · Trondheim, Norway

    During a Scandinavian lecture tour, Hodgkin travelled to Trondheim and lectured there. The source identifies 20–22 March 1958; coordinates represent Trondheim.

13. Lecture in Stockholm

    1958-03-25 · Stockholm, Sweden

    Hodgkin lectured in Stockholm as part of her Scandinavian scientific visit. The year is established by the surrounding entry for the March 1958 Scandinavian visit.

14. Visit to Helsinki en route to the USSR

    1959-05-01 · Helsinki, Finland

    On a May visit to Finland and the Soviet Union, Hodgkin visited Helsinki before continuing to the USSR. The surrounding catalogue entry dates the Finland and USSR visit to May 1959.

15. First visit to China

    1959-09-01 · China

    Hodgkin made her first documented visit to China, beginning a long series of scientific contacts with Chinese crystallographers. The catalogue gives China but no city; coordinates are a representative national point.

16. Dartmouth College lecture

    1961-03-01 · Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

    Hodgkin lectured at Dartmouth College before continuing to the University of Chicago. The entry is dated March 1961.

17. Lee Lecture at the University of Chicago

    1961-03-01 · University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Following Dartmouth, Hodgkin travelled to Chicago to deliver the Lee Lecture. The entry is dated March 1961.

18. Chemistry in Medicine symposium at Brookhaven

    1963-03-01 · Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, United States

    Hodgkin participated in the Chemistry in Medicine symposium at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island. The visit is dated 25–31 March 1963.

19. Visit to Bratislava

    1963-09-01 · Bratislava, Slovakia

    After the Rome crystallography congress, Hodgkin travelled by car with Thomas Hodgkin to Bratislava and Prague. The catalogue entry is for a 21–28 September 1963 visit to Czechoslovakia and identifies Bratislava and Prague; this wording establishes travel but the precise date in Bratislava is not specified.

20. In Ghana when Nobel award news arrived

    1964-01-01 · Ghana

    Hodgkin was in Ghana with Thomas Hodgkin when she learned that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The source gives no Ghanaian locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

21. Lectures in Tokyo

    1965-09-01 · Tokyo, Japan

    During a British Council visit connected with a British Exhibition, Hodgkin lectured at the University of Tokyo on vitamin B12 and X-ray analysis. The Japan and China tour is dated September–October 1965; no exact Tokyo lecture day is supplied.

22. Visit to Shanghai after Japan tour

    1965-10-01 · Shanghai, China

    After a week in Japan, Hodgkin travelled via Hong Kong to China and visited Shanghai. The Japan and China tour is dated September–October 1965; October is used because the visit followed a week in Japan.

23. Week of lectures at MIT

    1965-11-01 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Hodgkin spent a week at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Thomas Hodgkin and delivered a lecture. The entry is dated November 1965.

24. Harvey Lecture in New York

    1966-05-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    Hodgkin gave the Harvey Lecture in New York and also lectured at the Rockefeller Institute. The archive dates the United States and Canada visit to May 1966; coordinates represent New York City.

25. Seminar at the National Research Council

    1966-05-01 · National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    On the same North American tour, Hodgkin gave a seminar at Canada’s National Research Council in Ottawa. The archive dates the United States and Canada visit to May 1966.

26. Lecture at the National Chemical Laboratory

    1967-01-01 · National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    During her January Indian tour, Hodgkin lectured at the National Chemical Laboratory in Poona. The source supports January 1967 but not an exact lecture date.

27. Scientific tour of Delhi

    1967-01-01 · Delhi, India

    Hodgkin visited India for a biopolymer symposium and toured scientific institutions, including the University of Delhi. The source supports January 1967 but not a precise Delhi date.

28. Insulin paper at Hirschegg conference

    1968-03-01 · Hirschegg, Mittelberg, Vorarlberg, Austria

    Hodgkin presented her team’s insulin work at a conference in Hirschegg, West Germany. The archive calls this a March 1968 visit to West Germany; Hirschegg is now in Austria.

29. Lectures while examining in Khartoum

    1970-03-01 · University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

    Hodgkin was in Khartoum as an external examiner for chemistry and lectured there on insulin. Visit documented as 11–29 March 1970.

30. Insulin lecture and laboratory visits in Copenhagen

    1970-04-01 · Copenhagen, Denmark

    Hodgkin gave the Baggesgaard Lecture on insulin and visited Novo and Carlsberg laboratories in Copenhagen. Visit documented as 19–21 April 1970.

31. Patterson Memorial Lecture at Fox Chase

    1970-04-29 · Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Hodgkin lectured on X-ray analysis and insulin structure at the Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase, Philadelphia. The surrounding entry identifies the A. L. Patterson Memorial Lecture at Fox Chase on 29 April 1970.

32. Conference attendance in Versailles

    1971-06-01 · Versailles, France

    Hodgkin visited France to attend the Third International Conference on theoretical physics and biology at Versailles. Conference documented as 21–26 June 1971.

33. Academy of Sciences visit in Moscow

    1971-09-01 · Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Hodgkin visited the USSR with Thomas Hodgkin and spent time at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow. The archive dates this visit to September 1971.

34. Belov birthday celebrations in Moscow

    1971-12-01 · Moscow, Russia

    Hodgkin returned to Moscow to participate in celebrations for Academician N. V. Belov’s eightieth birthday. Visit documented as 12–19 December 1971.

35. Insulin lecture in Budapest

    1972-06-01 · Budapest, Hungary

    After the Sixth Hungarian Diffraction Conference, Hodgkin visited Budapest and repeated her lecture on insulin crystal structure. The preceding conference ran 28 May–1 June 1972; the Budapest visit followed it.

36. Insulin discussions in Beijing

    1972-08-01 · Beijing, China

    With Thomas Hodgkin, she visited insulin-research laboratories in Beijing and discussed crystallographic research on insulin. China and Japan visit documented as August–September 1972; the exact Beijing date is not supplied.

37. Insulin discussions in Shanghai

    1972-08-01 · Shanghai, China

    During the same China visit, Hodgkin discussed insulin research with scientists in Shanghai laboratories. China and Japan visit documented as August–September 1972; the exact Shanghai date is not supplied.

38. Congress and lecture in Kyoto

    1972-09-01 · Kyoto, Japan

    After travelling from China, Hodgkin attended the Ninth International Union of Crystallography Congress in Kyoto. The China and Japan visit is dated August–September 1972.

39. Insulin lecture at Nagoya University

    1972-09-01 · Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    Following the Kyoto congress, Hodgkin visited Nagoya University and lectured on insulin crystal structure. The China and Japan visit is dated August–September 1972.

40. Scientific visit to Bengaluru

    1974-02-01 · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    On her return through India, Hodgkin visited the National Aeronautical Laboratory at Bangalore. The source places this visit at the end of February 1974; coordinates represent Bengaluru.

41. Visit to Hanoi

    1974-02-01 · Hanoi, Vietnam

    Hodgkin combined an Indian visit with travel to Vietnam, going to Hanoi via Delhi and Calcutta. The source specifies early February 1974 but no exact day.

42. Return to Jerash

    1983-05-01 · Jerash, Jordan

    More than five decades after her youth archaeology work there, Hodgkin was in Jordan to visit the archaeological site of Jerash. Israel and Jordan visit documented as April–May 1983.

43. Scientific programme at Weizmann Institute

    1983-05-01 · Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    After lecturing and revisiting Jerash in Jordan, Hodgkin returned to Israel for a scientific programme at the Weizmann Institute. Israel and Jordan visit documented as April–May 1983.

44. Symposium in Plovdiv

    1983-05-01 · Plovdiv, Bulgaria

    Hodgkin visited Plovdiv and attended a symposium, probably concerning vitamin B12. The visit is dated May–June 1983; the symposium topic is qualified by the source.

45. Visits to Shanghai and Fuzhou

    1985-01-01 · Fuzhou, Fujian, China

    On the same 1985 China journey, Hodgkin visited Shanghai and Fuzhou University. The overarching visit is dated September–November 1985; exact city dates are not supplied.

46. Trans-Siberian journey and stay in Moscow

    1985-09-01 · Moscow, Russia

    Travelling with her daughter Elisabeth, Hodgkin stayed in Moscow before taking the Trans-Siberian Railway to Japan. The USSR, Japan, and China visit is dated September–November 1985.

47. Visit to Beijing after Tsukuba

    1985-10-01 · Beijing, China

    Hodgkin travelled alone to Beijing after her Japanese visit, at the invitation of Academia Sinica. The USSR, Japan, and China visit is dated September–November 1985; exact Beijing date is not supplied.

48. Visit to Tsukuba

    1985-10-01 · Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    During the 1985 journey through Japan and China, Hodgkin visited Tsukuba. The USSR, Japan, and China visit is dated September–November 1985; exact Tsukuba date is not supplied.

49. Kroc lecture in Buffalo

    1986-05-01 · Buffalo, New York, United States

    Hodgkin was the Ray A. and Robert L. Kroc Distinguished Lecturer at a Buffalo symposium on insulin and its receptor. United States visit documented as May–June 1986.

50. Lecture at University of Washington

    1986-06-01 · University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States

    Hodgkin spoke on water structure in insulin at a University of Washington symposium in Seattle. United States visit documented as May–June 1986.

51. Plenary lecture in Beijing

    1986-09-01 · Beijing, China

    Hodgkin gave the plenary lecture at the closing session of an International Conference on Molecular Structure in Beijing. The USSR and China trip is dated September 1986.

52. Visit to Warsaw before Bucharest conference

    1987-05-01 · Warsaw, Poland

    Before the Bucharest water-and-ions conference, Hodgkin visited Warsaw. The related Bucharest conference was 24–28 May 1987; the exact Warsaw date is not supplied.

53. Reddy Memorial Lecture in Birmingham

    1988-04-01 · University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

    Hodgkin delivered the William J. Reddy Memorial Lecture at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on her life in crystallography. The preceding text identifies the lecture venue as the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

54. International Union of Crystallography Congress

    1993-01-01 · Beijing, China

    Despite increasing frailty, Hodgkin travelled to Beijing for the 1993 International Union of Crystallography Congress. The source gives the year but not Congress dates.

55. Death at Ilmington

    1994-07-29 · Ilmington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Hodgkin died after a stroke at her husband's home in Ilmington, Warwickshire. The infobox gives 29 July 1994; coordinates represent Ilmington village.