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Fellow of the Royal Society
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George Rolleston
1829-07-30 – 1881-06-16
Life & Legacy
George Rolleston (30 July 1829 – 16 June 1881) was an English physician and zoologist. He was the first Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology to be appointed at the University of Oxford, a post he held from 1860 until his death in 1881. Rolleston, a friend and protégé of Thomas Henry Huxley, was an evolutionary biologist.
Occupation & Career
physician, zoologist, physiologist
Education
Pembroke College; Queen Elizabeth's High School; Sheffield Collegiate School; University of Oxford
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London; Fellow of the Linnean Society of London; Harveian Oration; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London · Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London · Fellow of the Royal Society · Harveian Oration · Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Employer
Radcliffe Infirmary
Organizations & Memberships
Royal College of Physicians, London · Royal Society of London
Notable Work
Harveian Oration
Education & Institutions
Pembroke College · Queen Elizabeth's High School · Sheffield Collegiate School · University of Oxford
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1508204 · wikidata
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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1508204 · wikidata
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Harveian Oration
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1508204 · wikidata
Award
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1508204 · wikidata
Family Child
John Davy Rolleston
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Family Child
Humphry Rolleston
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Family Child
Rosamond Grace Hayward
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1508204 · wikidata
Family Father
George Rolleston
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Family Mother
Anne Nettleship
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Family Sibling
William Rolleston
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Family Spouse
Grace Davy
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Notable Work
Harveian Oration
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1508204 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1508204 — wikidata View source
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