| Authorised form of name | Graham; Alastair (1906 - 2000); zoologist |
| Dates | 1906 - 2000 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Costorphine, near Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 06/11/1906 |
| Place of death | Reading, Berkshire |
| Date of death | 12/12/2000 |
| Research field | Zoology |
| Molluscs |
| Activity | Education:
Royal High School, Edinburgh; Edinburgh University. MA (1927); BSc Zoology (1929); DSc (1944, London)
Career:
Lecturer in Zoology, Sheffield University (1929-1933); Reader in Zoology (1933-1947), later Head of Department (1943-1947), Birkbeck College, London; Professor of Zoology, London University (1947-1952); Chairman, London University Board of Studies in Zoology; Professor of Zoology, Reading University (1952-1972); Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1964-1968); retired (1972)
Memberships:
Malacological Society of London (President 1954-1957) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/03/1979 |
| Age at election | 72 |
| Relationships | Son of two school teachers.
Married: 1) (1932) Gwynneth Hayes, two sons; 2) (1985) Elizabeth Andrews |
| Source | Sources:
Independent obituary 19/01/2001
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2002 vol 48 pp 129-150, plate, by E B Andrews and J A Allen |
| Code | NA7869 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1979/14 | Graham, Alastair: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1978 |
| IM/GA/RGRS/8137 | Graham, Alastair | 1979 |
| AEG | Papers and correspondence of Alastair Graham FRS and Elizabeth Graham Rita (Harradence) Cornforth | c.1956-2002 |