Person Hanson; Emmeline Jean (1919 - 1973); biophysicist and zoologist Hanson Emmeline Jean biophysicist and zoologist 1919 - 1973 British Female Newhall, Derbyshire, England 14/11/1919 19191114 Her home, 50 Southwood Park, Southwood Lawn Road, London, England 10/08/1973 19730810

3 Eliot Lodge, Kirkdale, London, SE 26 (1960) 50 Southwood Park, Southwood Lawn Road, London, England (1973)

Biophysicist and zoologist Zoology Biophysics Musculature Education: High School for Girls, Burton-upon-Trent (1930-1938); Bedford College, London (1941, Zoology); Kings College, London Career: Research work on vascular system of annelids; Bedford College evacuated to Cambridge (World War 2); Demonstrator in Zoology, Bedford College, London (1944-1948); Founder-member of the Biophysics Research Unit, King's College London (set up by the Medical research Council); developed her interest in muscle (from 1948); Biology Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (1953-1954) where she collaborated with Hugh Esmor Huxley; returned to Biophysics Research Unit (1954); Professor of Biology, University of London (1966); Director, Muscle Biophysics Unit, King's College, London (1970); contracted a rare brain infection and died within hours. Parents: Thomas Hanson and Emma Jane Badger, daughter of Superintendent of Police, Derbyshire, both school teachers. Distinguished for her work on the structure of muscles in relation to the mechanism of contraction (sliding filament theory) and studies of polychaete annelids, especially of their blood circulatory systems. Fellow 16/03/1967 47 Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins Alan Lloyd Hodgkin Peter Brian Medawar Hugh Esmor Huxley Vincent Brian Wigglesworth John William Sutton Pringle Honor Bridget Fell John Zachary Young James Eric Smith Harold Munro Fox John Turton Randall Sources: DNB AssocMaterial: CSAC 51/5/77. Papers deposited in King's College Library, London Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1975 vol 21 pp 313-344, plate, by Sir John Randall Hanson E J, IM001930.jpg 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.1975.0008 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Hanson%2C+Emmeline+Jean RCN R79318 RCN R79319 RCN R79320 RCN R79312 RCN R79314 RCN R79315 14 Nov 1919 - 10 Aug 1973 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 08/01/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7780 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/3759048 60b58361-dd89-4d71-8845-56789a88f05d