Vincent Wigglesworth
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Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth
In particular, he studied
Personal life
Wigglesworth served in the Royal Field Artillery in France in World War I. He received his degree from the University of Cambridge and lectured at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of London, and finally at the University of Cambridge.
He was named Quick Professor of Biology at the University of Cambridge in 1952, appointed CBE in 1951,[7] and knighted in 1964.[8]
Wigglesworth was President of the Royal Entomological Society from 1963 to 1964 and the Association of Applied Biologists from 1966 to 1967. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1960,[9] the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1971,[10] and the American Philosophical Society in 1982.[11]
He married Mable K Semple in St Albans in 1922.[12] They had four children.[13]
The
Works
Books
- Insect physiologyInsect Physiology. London, New York. 1934. p. 152.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)"Insect physiology". 1934. - The Life of Insects Illustrated. Mentor Book. 1968
References
- S2CID 72922514.
- PMID 9654033.
- PMID 7813762.
- ^ Wigglesworth, Vincent Brian (1934). Insect Physiology, etc. London: Methuen.
- ^ Wigglesworth, V.B. (1934). "The physiology of ecdysis in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera). II Factors controlling moulting and metamorphosis". Q. J. Microsc. Sci. 77: 191–223.
- ^ J. A. V. Butler (1959). Inside the Living Cell. George Allen and Unwin. p. 79.
- ^ "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 12.
- ^ "No. 43343". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1964. p. 4938.
- ^ "Vincent Brian Wigglesworth". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Vincent Wigglesworth". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ General Registrars Office index of marriages
- ^ General Registrars Office index of births
- PMID 7547309. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
External links
- Beament, James. Obituary: Professor Sir Vincent Wigglesworth, The Independent on Sunday, 1994-02-16
- The Papers of Sir Vincent Wigglesworth held at Churchill Archives Centre