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Authorised form of nameLucas; Sir; Cyril Edward (1909 - 2002)
Dates1909 - 2002
NationalityBritish
Place of birthHull, Yorkshire, England
Date of birth30/07/1909
Place of deathAberdeen, Scotland
Date of death12/01/2002
Research fieldMarine biology
ActivityEducation:
Hull Grammar School; University College, Hull
Career:
Studied plankton; research, University College, Kingston-upon-Hull; worked on prevention of weevil-infestation of wheat (World War 2); Director of Fisheries Research for Scotland (1948-1970); Director, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen (1948-1970); Chairman, Consultative and Liaison Committees, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (1962-1967); Chairman, Advisory Committee on Marine Resources Research (1966-1971)
Honours:
CMG 1956; Kt 1976
Memberships:
FRSE (1939)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election17/03/1966
Age at election56
RelationshipsMarried (1934) Sallie Rose; two sons, one daughter
SourceSources:
Independent 21 January 2001 (obituary)
CodeNA2269
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1966/19Lucas, Cyril Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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