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Royal Society noted he was the only living person to hold these three titles.

Early life

Needham's father, Joseph, was a doctor, and his mother, Alicia Adelaïde, née Montgomery (1863-1945), was a music composer from Oldcastle, County Meath, England. His father, born in East London, then a poor section of town, rose to become a Harley Street physician, but frequently battled with Needham's mother. The young Needham often mediated. In

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