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Authorised form of nameSheppard; Philip MacDonald (1921 - 1976)
Dates1921 - 1976
NationalityBritish
Place of birthMarlborough, Wiltshire, England
Date of birth27/07/1921
Place of deathLiverpool
Date of death17/10/1976
Research fieldEvolution
Genetics
Population genetics
Medicine
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election18/03/1965
Age at election43
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Darwin Medal 1974
SourceSources:
DSB vol 18 pp 814-816
References:
A Cohen, 'Roland Trimen and the merope harem' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 205-218
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1977 vol 23 pp 465-500, plate, by Sir Cyril Clarke
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/38159993
CodeNA2179
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/GA/GRS/5523Sheppard, Philip Macdonaldnd
EC/1965/27Sheppard, Philip Macdonald: certificate of election to the Royal Society
AP/85/14Supporting data, regarding 'Genetics and the evolution of muellerian mimicry in heliconius butterflies' by Philip Macdonald Sheppard, John Richard George Turner, K S Brown, W W Benson and M C Singer[1985]
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