| Authorised form of name | Denton; Sir; Eric James (1923 - 2007) |
| Dates | 1923 - 2007 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Bentley, Yorkshire |
| Date of birth | 30/09/1923 |
| Place of death | St. Just, Cornwall |
| Date of death | 02/01/2007 |
| Activity | Career:
Staff, Biophysics Research Unit, University College London 1946-48, Fellow 1965; Lecturer in Physiology, Aberdeen University 1948-56; physiologist, Marine Biological Association Laboratory, Plymouth 1956-74, Director 1974-87, Research Fellow 1987-2005; FRS 1964; Royal Society Research Professor, Bristol University 1964-74, Honorary Professor 1975; member, Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 1973-76
Honours:
CBE 1974; Kt 1987
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/03/1964 |
| Age at election | 40 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1969-1971, 1984-1985; VP 1984-1985
Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1987
Lectures:
Croonian 1973 |
| Relationships | Married 1946 Nancy Wright (two sons, one daughter) |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/269145542579896641049 |
| Code | NA434 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| GLB/65/7/31 | Brown to Eric J Denton, Marine Biological Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth | 23 February 1967 |
| GLB/65/27/12 | Brown to E Denton, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth | 6 December 1963 |
| GLB/65/44/18 | Eric J Denton, Honorary Secretary, Physiological Society to Brown | 5 February 1969 |
| GLB/65/27/11 | E Denton, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth to Brown | 24 November 1963 |
| GLB/65/27/10 | E Denton, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth to Brown | 26 May 1962 |
| GLB/65/33/26 | Brown to E J Denton, Secretary, Physiological Society | 2 December 1966 |
| GLB/65/27/15 | Eric Denton, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth to Brown | 19 June 1962 |
| GLB/65/33/25 | E J Denton, Secretary, Physiological Society to Brown | 29 November 1966 |
| GLB/2/20 | Brown to E J Denton, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth | 21 December 1965 |
| EC/1964/08 | Denton, Eric James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/GA/GRS/5924 | Denton, Eric James | nd |
| EJD/5 | Photograph album and laboratory notebooks of E J Denton | 1950 - 1986 |
| EJD/2 | Notebooks and slides of E J Denton | 1957-[1995] |
| HD/25/23 | Photograph of guests at dinner in honour of 90th birthday of Henry Dale | 11 June 1965 |
| GLB/48/1 | E J Denton, Physiological Society to Brown | 29 November 1966 |
| GLB/65/22/38 | E J Denton, Physiological Society to Brown | 26 July 1968 |
| EJD/5/44 | Royal Society delegation, visit to Japan by Sir Eric Denton FRS and Professor TI Shaw FRS, 22 March - 15 April 1972 | 22 July 1971 - 3 August 1972 |
| EJD/4 | Laboratory Notebooks of E J Denton | 1955-[1991] |
| EJD/3 | Laboratory notebooks of E J Denton | 1966-1994 |
| EJD/1 | Notebooks and slides of E J Denton | 1960-[1993] |
| EJD/6 | Notebooks and slides of E J Denton | 1949-1980 |
| EJD | Papers of Eric James Denton FRS, marine biologist | 1933-2007 |