Person Wall; Patrick David (1925 - 2001); neuroscientist Wall Patrick David neuroscientist 1925 - 2001 British Male Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 05/04/1925 19250405 08/08/2001 20010808

Neuroscience Education: St Paul's School, London; Christ Church, Oxford (studied medicine); Middlesex Hospital, London Career: Founded the 'British Medical Students Journal'; (whilst at Oxford); moved to America (after graduating in 1948); research work on the nervous system at Yale (1948-1950), Chicago (1950-1953) and Harvard (1953-1955); Associate Professor, (1957-1960), then Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ; Professor of Anatomy, and Director, cerebral functions research group, University College, London (1967-1990); worked on the physiology of damaged nerves, at Hebrew University, Jerusalem (from 1973); supported Dame Cecily Saunders' hospice movement; Consultant to the RSPCA; died of cancer Son of the Director of Education, Middlesex; divorced twice; married 3) Mary (1999) Royal Society roles: Council: 1992-1994 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1999 Fellow 16/03/1989 63 Sources: Obituaries: Times (15 August 2001), Guardian (16 August 2001), Daily Telegraph (23 August 2001) 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 5 Apr 1925 - 8 Aug 2001 NA7659 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 20/10/2024 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/44306648 0257f807-6bef-46f6-a458-1c0c1ff774e4