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Also known as Sir Alan Walsh

British-Australian physicist

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Alan Walsh was an Australian physicist and chemist. He was born in Hoddlesden in 1916 and died in Melbourne in 1998. He spoke English.

Walsh was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society, and the Australian Academy of Science. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His awards included the Royal Medal, the John Scott Award, and the title of Knight Bachelor. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Alan
Family name
Walsh
Gender
male
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Hoddlesden
Place of death
Melbourne
Occupation
chemist
Languages spoken
English language
Image
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date of birth
1916-12-19
date of death
1998-08-03
Commons category
Alan Walsh
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