| Authorised form of name | Wells; George Philip (1901 - 1985) |
| Dates | 1901 - 1985 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Spade House, Sandgate, Kent, England |
| Date of birth | 17/07/1901 |
| Place of death | Woodside, Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire |
| Date of death | 27/09/1985 |
| Activity | Education:
Oundle School
Career:
Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University College, London (1954-1968); broadcaster for BBC's Brains Trust
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/03/1955 |
| Age at election | 53 |
| Relationships | Son of HG Wells |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1986 vol 32 pp 649-676, plate, by G E Fogg |
| Code | NA1976 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| GLB/18/17 | Paper by G P Wells, Harry Melville and Alexander Haddow on the Archives of the Royal Society Club | c June 1962 |
| EC/1955/25 | Wells, George Philip: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| RR/74/62 | Referee's report by James Herbert Orton, on a paper 'On the behaviour of Sabella' by George Philip Wells | 30 December 1950 |
| RR/74/63 | Referee's report by Charles Maurice Yonge, on a paper 'On the behaviour of Sabella' by George Philip Wells | 22 January 1951 |
| RR/78/8 | Referee's report by James Herbert Orton, on a paper 'The respiratory significance of the crown in the polychaete worms Sabella and Myxicola' by George Philip Wells | 5 February 1952 |