Person Burns; Benedict Delisle (1915 - 2001) Burns Benedict Delisle 1915 - 2001 Male London, England 22/02/1915 19150222 Hexham, Northumberland 06/09/2001 20010906

Neuroscience Education: University College School, Hampstead, London; Tubingen University (1931-1932, Physics and Chemistry); King's College, Cambridge (Natural Sciences, then Medicine) Career: University College Hospital, London (qualified 1939); operational research under Solly Zuckerman (FRS 1943) (during World War 2); research on neuromuscular transmission, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) (1945-1949); Associate Professor, Department of Physiology (1950-1958), then Professor (1958-1967), McGill University, Montreal Canada ; Chairman of Department (1965-1967); Head, Division of Physiology and Pharmacology, NIMR (1967-1976); Honorary Professor of Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy, Bristol University (1977-1980); Visitor, Division of Neurobiology, University of Newcastle (1980-2001) Married: 1) (1938) Angela Ricardo, four sons (marriage dissolved); 2) (1954) Monika Kaputis, one daughter (marriage dissolved) Fellow 21/03/1968 53 Sources: Obituary: Independent 15 November 2001 ©The Royal Society 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 22 Feb 1915 - 6 Sep 2001 NA8359 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes be4d8dbe-befa-4c6a-a194-d00fac1af6e1