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Philip Sheppard (composer)
Philip Sheppard may refer to: * Philip Sheppard (biologist) (1921-1976), British geneticist and lepidopterist * Philip Sheppard (musician) (born 1969), English musician {{hndis, Sheppard, Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Sheppard (biologist)
Professor Philip MacDonald Sheppard, F.R.S. (27 July 1921 – 17 October 1976) was a British geneticist and lepidopterist. He made advances in ecological and population genetics in lepidopterans, pulmonate land snails and humans. In medical genetics, he worked with Sir Cyril Clarke on Rh disease. He was born on 27 July 1921 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England and attended Marlborough College from 1935 to 1939. *1940 to 1945 - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (prisoner-of-war from 1942 to 1945). Participated, as an earth-bearer, in one of the famous tunnel escapes; it is unclear whether this was the "Wooden Horse" escape, or the "Great" EscapeDictionary of Scientific Biography vol 17, supplement 2 pp 814–816 *1946 to 1948 - Studied Zoology at Worcester College, University of Oxford. *1956 to 1959 - Lecturer at Liverpool University *1959 to 1962 - Reader at Liverpool University *1963 to 1976 - Professor of genetics at Liverpool University *18 March 1965 - FRS *1974 - Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |