| Authorised form of name | Perry; Walter Laing Macdonald (1921 - 2003); Baron Perry of Walton |
| Dates | 1921 - 2003 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Dundee, Angus, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 16/06/1921 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 17/07/2003 |
| Research field | Pharmacology |
| Activity | Education:
Ayr Academy; Dundee High School; University of St Andrews MD (1948)
Career:
House doctor, Dundee Royal Infirmary; colonial medical service, Nigeria (1944); Medical Officer, RAF (National Service) ; Member of Staff, Medical Research Council (1947-1952); Director, Department of Biological Standards, National Institute for Medical Research (1952-1958); Professor of Pharmacology, Edinburgh University (1958-1968); Vice-Principal, Edinburgh University (1967-1968); Vice-Chancellor, The Open University (1969-1981); Deputy Leader, SDP peers in the House of Lords (1981-1983, 1988-1989); member of select committee on science and technology (1985-1990, 1992-1997);
Honours:
OBE 1957; Kt 1974; Baron 1979
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 21/03/1985 |
| Age at election | 63 |
| RSActivity | Lectures:
Bernal 1989 |
| Relationships | Son of Flora and Fletcher Perry, head of Customs and Excise in Scotland; married (1946) Anne Elizabeth Grant, marriage dissolved 1971; married (1971) Catherine Hilda Crawley |
| Source | Sources:
Obituaries in The Independent (21 July 2003); The Guardian (21 July 2003)
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2004 vol 50 pp 201-225, plate, by John S Kelly and Sir John H Horlock [Date of birth not as given in this memoir - should be 16 June 1921. Information from his son]
References:
A F Bristow, T Barrowcliffe and D R Bangham, 'Standardization of biological medicines: the first hundred years, 1900-2000' in NR 2006 vol 60 pp 271-289 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/1194948 |
| Code | NA894 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| HWT/31/30 | Royal Society Scientific Information Committee | September - November 1976 |
| GLB/24/30 | 'Epitaph for twa lost research laddies' by W L M Perry, Hampstead | 2 June 1949 |
| GLB/65/61/19 | Brown to W L M Perry, Belgrave Square, London | 21 February 1969 |
| IM/GA/GRS/8595 | Perry, Walter Laing MacDonald, Baron Perry of Walton | 1994 |
| EC/1985/31 | Perry, Walter Laing Macdonald, Baron Perry of Walton: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1983 |