Person Goodrich; Edwin Stephen (1868 - 1946); zoologist Goodrich Edwin Stephen zoologist 1868 - 1946 British Male Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England 21 June 1868 18680621 12 Park Town, Oxford, England 06/01/1946 19460106

12 Park Town, Oxford, England

zoologist Embryology Palaeontology Comparative anatomy Evolution Zoology Education: Schooling in France and England; Slade School of Fine Art at University College, London (1888); Merton College, Oxford (1891) Career: Met Edwin Ray Lankester (FRS 1875) whilst at the Slade School of Art at University College London, who ignited his interest in zoology (1888); assisted Lankester whilst he was Linacre Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Merton College (1892); editor of the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science (1920-1945); appointed Linacre Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Merton College himself (1921-1945). Memberships: FLS New York Academy of Sciences; the Academy of Sciences of the USSR; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; the Royal Academy of Belgium; the Société de Biologie de Paris; the National Institute of Sciences of India; the International Institute of Embryology of Utrecht in the Netherlands Medals/Awards: Rolleston Memorial Prize 1894 Linnean Society Gold Medal 1932 Parents: Revd Octavius Pitt Goodrich (c.1830–1868), rector of Humber, Herefordshire, and Frances Lucinda Parker (c.1838–1936). Spouse: Helen Lucia Mary Pixell, the protozoologist, daughter of the Revd Charles Henry Vincent Pixell, vicar of St Faith's, Stoke Newington, London. Royal Society roles: VP 1930-1931 Council (1923-1925; 1931-1932) Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1936 Fellow 11/05/1905 37 Edwin Ray Lankester; Adam Sedgwick; William Bateson; Edward Bagnall Poulton; William Johnson Sollas; Henry Woodward; Thomas George Bond Howes; Arthur Smith Woodward Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1945-1948 vol 5 pp 477-490, plate, by G R de Beer Goodrich E S, GA Russell 3.jpg ©Godfrey Argent Studio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1947.0013 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Goodrich%2C+Edwin+Stephen RCN 41236 RCN 18798 RCN 41237 RCN R82449 RCN 14393 RCN 10109 RCN 41238 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH3391 21 Jun 1868 - 6 Jan 1946 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 22/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1398 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/68989215 5ee3c8dd-c59b-4aad-bd9d-2d821b0ce9ce