Authorised form of name | Smith; John Derek (1924 - 2003) |
Dates | 1924 - 2003 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
Date of birth | 08/12/1924 |
Place of death | Cambridge |
Date of death | 22/11/2003 |
Occupation | Molecular biologist |
Activity | Education: Knaresborough Grammar School; Clare College, Cambridge to study Botany (1942 - 1945) Career: Scientific staff, Agricultural Research Council Virus Research Unit, Cambridge (1945-1959); Research Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge (1949-1952); Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (1955-1957); Senior Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology (1959-1962); Sherman Fairfield Scholar (1974-1975); Member of Scientific Staff, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (1962-1966), Head, Subdivision of Biochemistry, Cell Biology Division (1976-1988)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 18/03/1976 |
Age at election | 51 |
Relationships | Married (1955) Ruth Aney (marriage dissolved 1968) |
Source | Obituaries: The Independent (27 November 2003); The Times (8/12/2003); Daily Telegraph (17/12/2003) |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/6215184 |
Code | NA4477 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
IM/GA/GRS/7797 | Smith, John Derek | 1976 |
EC/1976/32 | Smith, John Derek: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1971 |