William Henry Bragg Scientist

Sir William Henry Bragg OM, KBE, PRS (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was a British physicist, chemist, mathematician and active sportsman who uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with his son William Lawrence Bragg – the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics: "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays". The mineral Braggite is named after him and his son. He was knighted in 1920.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 02, 1862
Birth place	Cumberland , Wigton
Date of death	March 10, 1942
Education	University of Cambridge
Known for	X-ray scattering techniques

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Scientist

academic advisor	J. J. Thomson
doctoral student	William Lawrence Bragg William Astbury John Desmond Bernal Kathleen Lonsdale
Field of study	Physics
notable student	John Burton Cleland