Roger John Keynes (; born 25 February 1951) is a British medical scientist. He is a Fellow of

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, and a professor within the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. Keynes is the third of four sons. His father was Richard Keynes, through whom he is a great-great-grandson of

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. His mother was

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Ann Pinsent Adrian, who was the daughter of

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and his wife Hester (née Pinsent). His elder brother,

Randal Keynes Randal Hume Keynes, OBE, FLS ( ; 29 July 1948 – 3 March 2023) was a British conservationist, author, and great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin. Family background Keynes was born in Cambridge, England. He is the son of the Hon. Anne Pinse ...

, was a conservationist and author, while his younger brother,

Simon Keynes Simon Douglas Keynes ( ; born 23 September 1952) is a British historian who is Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon emeritus in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of Trini ...

, is a historian and a Fellow of Trinity, as was their father, Richard. Roger Keynes is married to Yasmina Keynes and is the father of Catholic writer and apologist
Laura Keynes
Oliver Keynes and Sophia Keynes.

External links

* http://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?rjk10 * http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/keynes/ * http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/keynes/summary/neuro.php 1951 births Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom) Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge

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