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Authorised form of nameHenderson; Sir; William MacGregor (1913 - 2000); veterinary surgeon
Dates1913 - 2000
NationalityBritish
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of birth17/07/1913
Place of deathCholsey, Oxfordshire
Date of death29/11/2000
OccupationVeterinary surgeon
Research fieldFoot and mouth disease
ActivityEducation:
George Watson's College, Edinburgh; Royal Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Edinburgh University; DSc (Edinburgh)
Career:
Assistant, Department of Medicine, Royal Veterinary College, Edinburgh (1936-1938); Researcher, Animal Virus Research Insitute, Pirbright (1939-1956), Deputy Director (1955-1956); Director, Pan American Foot-and-mouth disease Center, Rio de Janeiro (1957-1965); Head, Department of Microbiology, Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton (1966-1967), Director (1967-1972); Secretary, ARC (1972-1978); Director, London Zoo
Honours:
Kt 1976
Memberships:
Zoological Society of London (President 1984-1989); FRSE (1977)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election18/03/1976
Age at election62
RelationshipsSon of a company manager; married (1941) Beryl Goodridge; four sons
SourceSources:
Obituaries in Guardian (19/12/2000); Independent (21/12/2000)
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2004 vol 50 pp 133-146, plate, by Edward Boden
CodeNA1405
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1976/21Henderson, Sir William MacGregor: certificate of election to the Royal Society1973
IM/GA/GRS/7822Henderson, Sir William MacGrgor1976
JV/11/7/94Letter from Sir William Henderson, FRS to Sir John Vane2 January 1984
IM/GA/SGRS/8385Henderson, Sir William MacGregor1985
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