Dorothy Maud Wrinch

Dorothy Maud Wrinch
Dorothy Wrinch el 1921
Born	12 September 1894 Rosario
Died	11 February 1976 (aged 81) Falmouth
Alma mater	Girton College Surbiton High School
Occupation	Mathematician, biochemist
Employer	Johns Hopkins University (1939–1941) Smith College (1943–1971) University College London (1918–1922) University of Cambridge (1916–1918) University of Oxford (1922–1931)
Spouse(s)	John William Nicholson
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Dorothy Maud Wrinch (12 September 1894 – 11 February 1976; married names Nicholson, Glaser) 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.