Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham,
CH,
FRS,
FBA (; 9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995), also known as
Li Yuese , was a British scientist, historian and
sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of
Chinese science. He was elected a fellow of the
Royal Society in 1941, and as a fellow of the
British Academy in 1971. In 1992, the
Queen conferred on him the
Companionship of Honour and the Royal Society noted he was the only living person to hold these three titles.