Person Edwards; Robert Geoffrey (1925 - 2013) Edwards Robert Geoffrey 1925 - 2013 British Male 27/09/1925 19250927 10/04/2013 20130410

Reproductive biology Inspirational work in the 1960's developed IVF technology with Patrick Steptoe, a gynaecologic surgeon, in which egg cells are fertilised outside the body and implanted in the womb. The groundbreaking work led to the birth of the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, in 1978. Professor of Human Reproduction, Emeritus, Churchill College, Cambridge Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize for Medicine, 2010 Honours: CBE 1988; Knight 2011 'for services to human reproductive biology '. Fellow 15/03/1984 58 Mariana Cook, 'The Faces of Science' 2005, pp 48-49 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 27 Sep 1925 - 10 Apr 2013 NA4158 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/109105980 c8e86255-30ca-4c6a-bb54-f418a417c333