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Joseph Needham

1900 - 1995

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Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (; 9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, initiating publication of the multivolume Science and Civilisation in China. He called attention to what has come to be known as the Needham Question, of why and how China had ceded its leadership in science and technology to Western countries. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1941 and a fellow of the British Academy in 1971. In 1992, Queen Elizabeth II conferred on him the Order of the Companions of Honour, and the Royal Society noted he was the only living person to hold these three titles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Needham is the 1,585th most popular writer (up from 1,660th in 2019), the 1,443rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,269th in 2019) and the 154th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Joseph Needham ranks 1,585 out of 7,302. Before him are Ueda Akinari, Antipater of Sidon, Jørgen Moe, Jules Romains, John of Kronstadt, and Diagoras of Melos. After him are Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Théodore de Banville, Eileen Chang, Flannery O'Connor, Tomi Ungerer, and Philippe de Commines.

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Among people born in 1900, Joseph Needham ranks 83. Before him are Robert Siodmak, William Heinesen, Fritz London, Franz Walter Stahlecker, Karin Boye, and Violet Brown. After him are Helene Weigel, Robert Desnos, Agnes Moorehead, Camille Chamoun, Marc Allégret, and Bluma Zeigarnik. Among people deceased in 1995, Joseph Needham ranks 76. Before him are Heiner Müller, Jeremy Brett, John Brunner, Takeo Fukuda, Georges Canguilhem, and Lola Flores. After him are Eileen Chang, Chen Yun, Eazy-E, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Sicco Mansholt, and Ernest Mandel.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Needham ranks 1,443 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Stirling (1790), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), Duncan Haldane (1951), Thomas Chatterton (1752), John Austin (1790), and Dusty Springfield (1939). After him are John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860), Caroline Graham (1931), Mary Berry (1935), Albert Pierrepoint (1905), Stephen Harding (1059), and John Mandeville (1300).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Joseph Needham ranks 154. Before him are Samuel Pepys (1633), Richard Lovelace (1617), John Brunner (1934), Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Neil Gaiman (1960), and Thomas Chatterton (1752). After him are Caroline Graham (1931), Mary Berry (1935), John Mandeville (1300), Constance Lloyd (1858), Michael Moorcock (1939), and John Gay (1685).

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