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Dr Joseph Needham FBA

History; Oriental and African Studies
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
1971
Year of birth
1900
Year of death
1995
Honours
CH, FRS, FBA
Sections
Africa, Asia and the Middle East

Current post

Emeritus Director, East Asian History of Science Library

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