Dorothy Maud Wrinch

Dorothy Maud Wrinch
in 1921
Born(1894-09-12)12 September 1894
Rosario, Argentina
Died11 February 1976(1976-02-11) (aged 81)
Falmouth, Massachusetts, US
EducationGirton College, Cambridge
King's College London
OccupationMathematician
EmployerUniversity College London
Known forAttempting to deduce protein structure using mathematical principles
SpouseJohn William Nicholson

Dorothy Maud Wrinch (married names Nicholson, Glaser; 12 September 1894 – 11 February 1976) was a mathematician and biochemical theorist best known for her attempt to deduce protein structure using mathematical principles. She was a champion of the controversial 'cyclol' hypothesis for the structure of proteins.

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