Alastair Graham
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Alastair Graham | |
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| Born | 6 November 1906 Corstorphine, Edinburgh |
| Died | 12 December 2000 (aged 94) Reading, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | prosobranch gastropods |
| Awards | Keith Medal (1949-51) Linnean Gold Medal (1968) Frink Medal (1975) |
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| Fields | Malacology |
| Notable students | Vera Fretter |
Alastair Graham, FRS (6 November 1906 – 12 December 2000) was a Scottish zoologist and academic who specialised in malacology.[1]
Biography
He was born in
In 1952 he accepted the Chair of Zoology at the University of Reading, where he co-authored a classic monograph, British prosobranch molluscs, with Dr Vera Fretter, which was published in 1962. He became Dean of the Faculty and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the latter for two terms, before his retirement in 1972.
He served as president of the Malacological Society of London from 1954 to 1957, and as Editor of their Proceedings from 1969 to 1985.
Honours and awards
Graham was awarded a DSc (London) in 1944, the Keith Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1951, the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society of London in 1968, and the Frink Medal of the Zoological Society of London in 1975. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979.[2]
Family life
He had married twice; firstly Gwynneth Hayes, with whom he has two sons and secondly, after her death, Elizabeth Andrews. He died in Berkshire in 2000.
References
- ^ "Alistair Graham F.R.S". Malacological Society. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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