Person Kerr; Sir; John Graham (1869 - 1957); zoologist Kerr John Graham Sir zoologist 1869 - 1957 British Male Rowley Lodge, Arkley, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England 18 September 1869 18690918 Dalny Veed, Barley, near Royston, Hertfordshire, England 21/04/1957 19570421

zoologist Animal morphology Animal camouflage Embryology Zoology Education: Royal High School, Edinburgh; University of Edinburgh; Christ's College, Cambridge (MA) Career: Interrupted his studied to join an Argentine survey expedition, creating an account of his experience (1889-91); second expedition, accompanied by J.S. Budgett (1896-7); appointed demonstrator in animal morphology at Cambridge (1897-902); wrote to the Admiralty advocating the use of obliterative shading and disruption to render ships less conspicuous, the suggestion was eventually adopted resulting in more than 5000 ships being treated by this method used almost universally during the Second World War (1914); regius professor of zoology at Glasgow (1902-1935); elected member of parliament for the Scottish Universities (1935-1950); moved to Barley, near Royston, Hertfordshire were he would spend the rest of his life. Honours: Kt 1939 Medals/Awards: Linnean gold medal (1955) Memberships: FRSE; FZS; FLS; Scottish Marine Biological Association (President 1942–9); Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (President 1906–9); Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow (President 1925–8) Parents: James Kerr, former principal of Hooghly College, Calcutta, and Sybella Graham, of Hollows, Dumfriesshire. Spouse: 1) Elizabeth Mary (d. 1934), a first cousin, and daughter of Thomas Kerr, writer to the signet (1903) 2) Isobel, daughter of A. Dunn Macindoe and widow of Alan Clapperton, solicitor (1936) Known for his work on embryology of lungfishes. Made early contributions to ship camouflage in the First World War. Royal Society roles: Council 1920-22; 1936-8 VP 1937-1938 Fellow 06/05/1909 40 Adam Sedgwick; Philip Lutley Sclater; Edwin Ray Lankester; George Albert Boulenger; William Abbott Herdman; Peter Chalmers Mitchell Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1958 vol 4 pp 155-166, plate, by Edward Hindle Kerr J G, GA WS 3041.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.1958.0014 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Kerr%2C+John+Graham RCN 19286 RCN 10865 RCN 30820 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH4792 18 Sep 1869 - 21 Apr 1957 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 01/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update NA1780 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/40122446 90f0b5ca-bfb0-475a-926b-c71fea6c634c