William Henry Bragg

Sir
William Henry Bragg
OM KBE FRS
Sir William Henry Bragg OM KBE FRS
	Bragg in 1915
Born	2 July 1862; Wigton, Cumberland, England
Died	12 March 1942 (aged 79); London, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Bragg's law (1913)
Spouse	Gwendoline Todd (m. 1889)
Children	3, including Lawrence
Relatives	Charles Todd (father-in-law)
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1915); Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1915); Nobel Prize in Physics (1915); Rumford Medal (1916); Copley Medal (1930); Faraday Medal (1936); John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (1939);
Honours	Order of the British Empire (Knight Commander, 1920); Order of Merit (1931);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics; X-ray crystallography;
Institutions	University of Adelaide (1885–1909); University of Leeds (1909–1915); University College London (1915–1923); Royal Institution (1923–1942);
Notable students	William Thomas Astbury; John Desmond Bernal; Lawrence Bragg; John Burton Cleland; Kathleen Lonsdale;

Sir William Henry Bragg (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was an English physicist and X-ray crystallographer who uniquely^[1] shared a Nobel Prize with his son Lawrence Bragg – the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics: "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays".^[2]

^ This is still a unique accomplishment, because no other parent-child combination has yet shared a Nobel Prize (in any field). In several cases, a parent has won a Nobel Prize, and then years later, the child has won the Nobel Prize for separate research. An example of this is with Marie Curie and her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie, who are the only mother-daughter pair. Several father-son pairs have won two separate Nobel Prizes.
^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

Sir William Henry Bragg OM KBE FRS
Bragg in 1915
Born	(1862-07-02)2 July 1862 Wigton, Cumberland, England
Died	12 March 1942(1942-03-12) (aged 79) London, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Bragg's law (1913)
Spouse	Gwendoline Todd (m. 1889)
Children	3, including Lawrence
Relatives	Charles Todd (father-in-law)
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1915) Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1915) Nobel Prize in Physics (1915) Rumford Medal (1916) Copley Medal (1930) Faraday Medal (1936) John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (1939)
Honours	Order of the British Empire (Knight Commander, 1920) Order of Merit (1931)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics X-ray crystallography
Institutions	University of Adelaide (1885–1909) University of Leeds (1909–1915) University College London (1915–1923) Royal Institution (1923–1942)
Notable students	William Thomas Astbury John Desmond Bernal Lawrence Bragg John Burton Cleland Kathleen Lonsdale