Person Katz; Sir; Bernard (1911 - 2003) Katz Bernard Sir Bernhard 1911 - 2003 Male Leipzig 26/03/1911 19110326 20/04/2003 20030420

Biophysicist Education: Albert Gymnasium, Leipzig; Medicine at University of Leipzig, MD (1934); left Germany in 1935; found a place at University College London under A V Hill FRS, PhD (1938) Career: Beir Memorial Research Fellow and then Carnegie Fellowship Research Fellow, Sydney Hospital under Sir John Eccles (1939-1942); naturalised (1941); served in the Royal Australian Airforce, developing radar in New Guinea during WW2 (1942-1945); returned to A V Hill's department, University College, London (1946) as assistant director of Biophysics Research Unit also worked in Cambridge and at Marine Laboratory, Plymouth with Sir Alan Hodgkin and Sir Andrew Huxley; reader in physiology, University College, London (1950-1951); Professor of Biophysics and head of newly created Department of Biophysics, University College, London (1952-1978); Emeritus professor and honorary research fellow, Department of Biophysics, University College, London (1978) Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1970 Honours: Kt 1969 Married (1945) Marguerite Penly (d 1999) Papers deposited in Special Collections, University College London - NCUACS catalogue 170/1/09 Royal Society roles: Council: 1963-1965, 1968-1976; VP 1964-1965, 1968-1976; Sec 1968-1976 Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1967 Lectures: Croonian 1961 Fellow 20/03/1952 40 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs 2007, Volume 53, pp 185-202 by Bert Sakmann ForMemFRS The Times (28 April 2003); The Guardian (24 April 2003); Daily Telegraph (24 April 2003) References: Annette C Dolphin ' A short history of voltage-gated calcium channelks' in BJP [British Pharmacological Sciety] Volume 147 ((S1), January 2006, pp S56-S62 ©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://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-20350 26 Mar 1911 - NA4468 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 772a0abb-a987-43c9-baf1-39e51bbb15bc