List of British Jewish scientists

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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