| Authorised form of name | Steptoe; Patrick Christopher (1913 - 1988) |
| Dates | 1913 - 1988 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 09/06/1913 |
| Date of death | 22/03/1988 |
| Occupation | Gynaecologic surgeon |
| Activity | Worked with Professor Robert Edwards FRS, a Cambridge physiologist, to develop IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) technology in which egg cells are fertilised outside the body and implanted in the womb. Their groundbreaking work led to the birth of the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, in 1978.
Honours:
CBE 1988 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/03/1987 |
| Age at election | 73 |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1996 vol 42 pp 433-452, plate, by R G Edwards |
| Code | NA2115 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1987/37 | Steptoe, Patrick Christopher: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1984 |