Person Gray; Sir; John Archibald Browne (1918 - 2011); physiologist; medical administrator Gray John Archibald Browne Sir physiologist; medical administrator 1918 - 2011 British Male 34 Albert Road, Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom 30 March 1918 19180330 Kingsand, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom 04 January 2011 20110104

Physiologist Neurophysiology Physiology Education: Preparatory schools at Selwyn House and Pembroke House; Cheltenham College (1931); Clare College, Cambridge (1936); University College Hospital MB BChir (1942) Career: Worked at the Medical Research Council (MRC)'s National Institute for Medical Research on a project to provide a sensitive test for acetylcholine, a recently discovered neurotransmitter (1939); researched conditions faced by military personnel in battle conditions at the MRC's Armoured Fighting Vehicle Training School (1943); worked for a short time at the National Institute for Medical Research; surgeon-lieutenant in the Royal Navy (1939-1945); returned to the National Institute for Medical Research to work on neurophysiology (1946-1952); head of the department of physiology, University College London (1949); then reader (1952); then Professor (1960-1966); Secretary of the Medical Research Council (1968-1977); retired (1983). Honours: Kt 1973 Memberships: Marine Biological Association Parents: Sir Archibald Montague Henry Gray (1880–1967), dermatologist, and Elsie, née Cooper (1881–1971), a solicitor's daughter from Staffordshire and a matron at St George's Hospital prior to marriage. Spouse: (m. 17 April 1946) Vera Kathleen Mares (1919–2010), daughter of Charles Anthony Mares, an artists' brush manufacturer. Children: Clare (b. 1948) and Peter (b. 1951). Distinguished for his study of the initiation of sensory nerve impulses, in particular in mechanical receptor structures. ne of the first to demonstrate the existence of local electric "transducer" potentials arising at sensory nerve endings during mechanical stimulation and has done important work to elucidate the mechanism and microscopic localization of their origin. This work has set an example in the analysis of sensory receptors and has served as an important stimulus to other investigations in this country and overseas. Fellow 16/03/1972 53 Ian Robert Young Geoffrey Wingfield Harris William Drummond MacDonald Paton Archibald Vivian Hill David Whitteridge Charles Garrett Phillips Bryan Harold Cabot Matthews DNB 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/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Gray%2C+John+Archibald+Browne 30 Mar 1918 - 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 16/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4832 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 16/07/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes 9eb5523e-aa8f-4162-9da1-995f5f67d477