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Authorised form of nameClack; Jennifer Alice (1947 - 2020)
Dates1947 - 2020
NationalityBritish
Place of birthManchester, England, United Kingdom
Date of birth03/11/1947
Date of death26/03/2020
ActivityEducation:
B.Sc Hons Zoology, Class IIi, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1970); Graduate Certificate of Museum Studies, University of Leicester (1971); Museums Diploma, Museums Association (1974); D.Phil. University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1984); MA, University of Cambridge (1989); D.Sc. University of Cambridge (2000);
Career:
Her work has fundamentally changed our understanding of the origin and early evolution of tetrapods, rewriting the textbooks and revitalising the subject area. Reader and Curator in Vertebrate Palaeontology (2006); Acting Director, University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge (2007-2008); Professor and Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Univesity Museum of Zoology, CAmbridge (2006 - );
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election14/05/2009
Age at election61
RSActivityGrants and fellowships:
Royal Society Travel Grant to Australia, conference and collections visit (1993); Royal Society Travel Grant to attend IPC conference in Australia (2002); Royal Society's visitor Grant for Fernando Abdala (BPI, Johannesburg) (2003); Royal Society Conference Grant to attend CAVEPS meeting in Australia (2007)
CodeNA9648
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