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Rosemary Candlin

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Rosemary Candlin, who lived from April 10, 1927 to April 10, 2025, was an English crystallographer and computer scientist who joined the University of Edinburgh Computer Science Department shortly after it was first established, for some time the only woman lecturer on its staff. She worked there from 1968 to 1995, helped design the curriculum in its early years, and developed a specialist interest in parallel programming, then went on to work for CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

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1927 1
Death Year
2025 1
Death Date
2025-04-10 1
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1. Wikidata: Rosemary Candlin
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  • Wikidata Q24566019 P569 (date of birth)
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She worked there from 1968 to 1995, helped design the curriculum in its early years, and developed a specialist interest in parallel programming.
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