Person Harris; Geoffrey Wingfield (1913 - 1971); physiologist; endocrinologist Harris Geoffrey Wingfield physiologist; endocrinologist 1913 - 1971 British Male Acton, London, England, United Kingdom 04 June 1913 19130604 Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom 29 November 1971 19711129 Burial: Bladon churchyard

Physiologist and endocrinologist Endocrinology Neuroendocrinology Physiology Education: Dulwich College; University College, London; Emmanuel College, Cambridge MB 1939; MB 1939; MD 1944; ScD 1950 Career: Demonstrator in anatomy at Cambridge (1940-1947); lecturer in anatomy (1947-1948); lecturer in physiology (1947-1952); head of the laboratory of experimental neuroendocrinology at the Maudsley Hospital, London (1952); professor of physiology at the University of London (1953); Dr Lee's professor of anatomy in Oxford, honorary director of the Medical Research Council's neuroendocrinology unit in the university, and fellow of Hertford College, Oxford (1962-1971). Awards/Medals: Dale medal of the Endocrine Society 1971 Honours: CBE 1965 Parents: Thomas Harris, physicist, and Winifred Irene, née Stiles, of Buckinghamshire. Spouse: 1) (m. 1936) Georgina Mary Birnie (divorced 1951); 2) (m. 1951) Margaret (Peggy) O'Kane, daughter of Dr Michael John O'Kane. Children: One son from his first marriage and two daughters from his second marriage. His life's work led to the creation of neuroendocrinology, of which he is regarded as the father figure. Prior to the 1930s the connection between the nervous system and the endocrine glands was unknown. In 1986 The Physiological Society established a lecture in memory of Harris. Fellow 19/03/1953 39 Charles Arthur Lovatt Evans Guy Frederic Marrian Thaddeus Robert Rudolph Mann Ivan de Burgh Daly Sydney John Folley Wilhelm Feldberg Alan Lloyd Hodgkin John Hammond William Albert Hugh Rushton Solly Zuckerman Alan Sterling Parkes Ernest Basil Verney Sources: DNB (MP) AssocMaterial: CSAC 4/73. Papers deposited in Bodleian Library, Oxford Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1972 vol 18 pp 309-329, plate, by Marthe Vogt ©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.1972.0010 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Harris%2C+Geoffrey+Wingfield RCN 17960 RCN 8696 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH3815 4 Jun 1913 - 29 Nov 1971 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 09/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6307 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 26/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 8a74ab41-8491-497c-82b6-11127467d9a7