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C. P. Snow
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English novelist and physical chemist (1905–1980)
Key facts
- Born
- Charles Percy Snow , ( 1905-10-15 ) 15 October 1905, Leicester , England
- Died
- 1 July 1980 (1980-07-01) (aged 74), London, England
- Education
- Alderman Newton's School
- Alma mater
- University College, Leicester University of Cambridge (PhD)
- Known for
- Strangers and Brothers The Two Cultures Corridors of Power
- Spouses
- Pamela Hansford Johnson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 )
- Fields
- Physics, chemistry, literature (novelist)
- Institutions
- University of Cambridge English Electric Civil Service
- Thesis
- The Structure of Simple Molecules (1930)
- Doctoral students
- Eric Eastwood
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Percy
- Family name
- Snow
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Leicester
- Place of death
- London
- Spouse
- Pamela Hansford Johnson
- Employer
- Wesleyan University
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Lenin Prize
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- physics
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- date of birth
- 1905-10-15
- date of death
- 1980-07-01
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- personal library at
- Harry Ransom Center
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Charles Percy Snow
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- P12749
- Bardi
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Encyclopedic overview
Lord Snow of Leicester was born at 40 Richmond Road Leicester. This plaque is displayed opposite his birthplace.
Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow (15 October 1905 – 1 July 1980) was an English novelist and physical chemist who also served in several important positions in the British Civil Service and briefly in the UK government. He is best known for his series of novels known collectively as Strangers and Brothers, and for "The Two Cultures", a 1959 lecture in which he laments the gulf between scientists and "literary intellectuals".
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