1. Emmeline Jean Hanson was a biophysicist and zoologist known for her contributions to muscle research.
12 Facts About Jean Hanson
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Jean Hanson was born on 14 November 1919 in Newhall, Derbyshire, England, the only child of Tom and Emily Jean Hanson.
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Jean Hanson was raised solely by her mother after her father died of a brain tumour soon after her birth.
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Jean Hanson attended the Girl's High School in Burton upon Trent from 1930 to 1938.
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Jean Hanson was awarded a scholarship to attend Bedford College London after taking its entrance examination in botany, zoology and physiology.
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Jean Hanson began at Bedford College in 1938, taking its Intermediate Examination in zoology, botany, chemistry and physiology the following year, graduating with first-class honours in zoology with a minor in botany in 1941.
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Jean Hanson joined the King's College London in 1948 in the newly established Biophysics Department.
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Jean Hanson worked on muscle fibres and obtained her PhD in 1951.
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Jean Hanson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1967.
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Jean Hanson was very unlike the other members of the King's, who were famous for their antagonism among themselves.
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Jean Hanson was generous, open-minded, and most of all, eager to help young researchers.
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Jean Hanson died in London on 10 August 1973 from a rare brain infection, meningococcal septicaemia.