| Authorised form of name | Wall; Patrick David (1925 - 2001); neuroscientist |
| Dates | 1925 - 2001 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Date of birth | 05/04/1925 |
| Date of death | 08/08/2001 |
| Research field | Neuroscience |
| Activity | Education:
St Paul's School, London; Christ Church, Oxford (studied medicine); Middlesex Hospital, London
Career:
Founded the 'British Medical Students Journal'; (whilst at Oxford); moved to America (after graduating in 1948); research work on the nervous system at Yale (1948-1950), Chicago (1950-1953) and Harvard (1953-1955); Associate Professor, (1957-1960), then Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ; Professor of Anatomy, and Director, cerebral functions research group, University College, London (1967-1990); worked on the physiology of damaged nerves, at Hebrew University, Jerusalem (from 1973); supported Dame Cecily Saunders' hospice movement; Consultant to the RSPCA; died of cancer |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/03/1989 |
| Age at election | 63 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1992-1994
Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1999 |
| Relationships | Son of the Director of Education, Middlesex; divorced twice; married 3) Mary (1999) |
| Source | Sources:
Obituaries: Times (15 August 2001), Guardian (16 August 2001), Daily Telegraph (23 August 2001) |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/44306648 |
| Code | NA7659 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1989/36 | Wall, Patrick David: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1987 |
| IM/004769 | Wall, Patrick David | 1999 |
| PDW | Papers of Patrick David Wall FRS, neuroscientist | 1905-2004 |