Scottish biologist and academic

Jim Naismith

James Henderson Naismith is a Scot, Professor of Structural Biology and since autumn of 2023 the Head of the Mathematical, Physical, and Life Science Division (MPLS) Division at the University of Oxford. He is also currently Vice-President (non-clinical) of The Academy of Medical Sciences and a Fellow of Jesus College. He was the acting and inaugural Director (2017-2023) of the Rosalind Franklin Institute and Director of the Research Complex at Harwell. He served as Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Chemical Biology at the University of St Andrews.

Born

1968

July 26

Died

Living

Era

1960s

Country

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Jim, in brief

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Key dates

1968 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

657 First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
811 Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriously wounded.
920 Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at the Battle of Valdejunquera.
1184 Erfurt latrine disaster: At a Hoftag, a meeting with local notables, organized by Henry VI, the building collapses and many of the nobles in attendance drown in the sewage pits below.

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The world in 1968

When Jim arrived

april 10 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
april 11 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
april 11 A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
april 20 English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on July 26

Antonio Machado 1875–1939 Spanish-French poet and author (born 1875) Carl Jung 1875– Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 1961) George Bernard Shaw 1856–1950 Irish playwright and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950) Mick Jagger 1943– English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Philipp Scheidemann 1865–1939 German journalist and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (died 1939) Tim Schafer 1967– American video game designer, founded Double Fine Productions Vivian Vance 1909–1979 American actress and singer (born 1909)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1968

Alejandra Ávalos 1968– Mexican artist Andy Flower 1968– South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Brandi Chastain 1968– American soccer player and sportscaster Carlos Baerga 1968– Puerto Rican baseball player and coach Christopher Brookmyre 1968– Scottish author Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Dwayne Schintzius 1968–2012 American basketball player (born 1968) Elisabeth Murdoch 1968–2012 Australian businesswoman

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