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List of British Jewish scientists is a list that includes scientists from the United Kingdom and its predecessor states who are or were Jewish or of Jewish descent.

Physicists

Chemists

Biologists

Mathematicians and statisticians

Computer scientists

Economists

Social scientists

See also

References

Footnotes

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  23. ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography: "born in Linz, Austria, of Jewish parents"
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  89. ^ JYB 1965 p214
  90. ^ a b c article in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  91. ^ Death notices in Jewish Chronicle, 15 November 1996 p 31; confirms Sidney Hart was his uncle
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  100. ^ Obituary in LSE Magazine, Vol 19 no.2 Winter 2007, p.45
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  148. ^ [9]
  149. ^ JYB 1975 p213
  150. ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography: "of Jewish parentage"
  151. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: "the only child of prosperous Jewish parents"
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