John Waterlow
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John Conrad Waterlow (13 June 1916 – 19 October 2010) was a British
Education
Waterlow was educated at
Career
After qualifying as a doctor, he was attached to the
Whilst in the Caribbean he established 'The Tropical Metabolism Research Unit' at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica.[2]
Written work
Waterlow wrote extensively during the course of his career, but perhaps his most famous works include:
'Protein turnover in mammalian tissues and in the whole body'- (1978)- JC Waterlow, P.J Garlick and D.J Millward.[7]
'Protein-energy malnutrition: the nature and extent of the problem'- (1992)- JC Waterlow.[8]
Personal life
Waterlow was the son of Sir Sydney Waterlow, a British diplomat and Helen Eckhard who was from a well off family of German immigrants living in Manchester. In 1939 he married Angela Grey who was a history student at Cambridge University and they later went on to have two sons and one daughter;[1] Sarah, Oliver and Dick.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e G Rickey Welch and Sir John Meurig Thomas (29 November 2010). "Professor John Waterlow: Physiologist celebrated for his achievements in the field of childhood malnutrition". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ a b c Millward, Joe (15 November 2010). "John Waterlow obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Science Obituaries – Professor John Waterlow". The Daily Telegraph. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ a b Joe Millward (15 November 2010). "John Waterlow obituary: Pioneering researcher into the treatment of malnourished children". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- PMID 21206503.
- ^ Millward, D. Joe (2018). "John Conrad Waterlow. 13 June 1916—19 October 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2018.0010
- ^ Conrad Waterlow, John; J Garlick, Peter; Millward, D.J (31 January 2018). "Protein turnover in mammalian tissues and in the whole body / J.C. Waterlow, P.J. Garlick and D.J. Millward". SERBIULA (Sistema Librum 2.0).
- PMID 16844615.
External links
- John Waterlow on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website