Person Fincham; John Robert Stanley (1926 - 2005) Fincham John Robert Stanley 1926 - 2005 Male Southgate, Middlesex 11/08/1926 19260811 Edinburgh 09/02/2005 20050209

Geneticist Biochemical genetics Microbial genetics Education: Hertford Grammar School; Peterhouse, Cambridge read Natural Sciences, PhD at Botany School, Cambridge working for one year at California Institute of Technology with Sterling Emerson Career: Bye-Fellow, Peterhouse, Cambridge (1949-1950), Professorial Fellow (1984-1991), Emeritus; Lecturer in Botany, University College, Leicester (1950-1954), Reader in Genetics (1954-1960); Head of Department of Genetics, John Innes Institute (1960-1966); Professor of Genetics, Leeds University (1966-1976); Editor, 'Heredity' (1971-1978); Buchanan Professor of Genetics, Edinburgh University (1976-1984), Honorary Fellow, Division of Biology (1992-2005); Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics, Cambridge University (1984-1991), Emeritus; awarded Emil Christian Hansen Medal (1977) Memberships: FRSE; President, Genetical Society (1978-1981) Married (1950) Ann Emerson Royal Society roles: Council: 1974-1976, 1984-1985 Fellow 20/03/1969 42 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2006 vol 52 pp 83-95, plate, by Robin Holliday and Richard B Flavell References: R Holliday, 'The early years of molecular biology: personal recollections' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 195-208 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 11 Aug 1926 - 9 Feb 2005 NA3941 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/100952208 ba00e161-8537-44a0-b291-125c32dad9e0