Kennard, Olga (1924–)

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Kennard, Olga (1924–)

English crystallographer. Name variations: Olga Weisz; Olga Burgen. Born Olga Weisz, Mar 23, 1924; Cambridge University, MA, 1948, DSc, 1971; m. David William Kennard, 1948 (div. 1961); Sir Arnold Burgen (president of Academia Europaea), 1993.

Worked as a Cavendish Laboratory research assistant at University of Cambridge (1944–48); served on staff of Medical Research Council (MRC) of Vision Research Unit in London (1948–51); worked for MRC National Institute for Medical Research in London (1951–61); created a Crystallography Unit for University Chemical Laboratory; established (1965) and served as the scientific director of Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC, 1965–97); appointed University of London visiting professor (1988–90); developed innovations in X-ray crystallography to study the structure of biologically active (and organic) molecules, including adenosine 5-triphosphate (ATP, 1970); made a fellow of Royal Society (1987). Made Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1988).

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