James Gray (zoologist)
Sir James Charles Gray (born October 14, 1891 in London , † December 14, 1975 in Cambridge ) was a British zoologist who worked in the fields of cell biology and locomotion . According to him, this is Graysche paradox named.
James Gray, born in London in 1891, graduated from King's College at Cambridge University in 1913 . The First World War , which broke out in 1914, prevented him from immediately embarking on an academic career. It was only after his war mission that Gray returned to Cambridge in 1919.
Gray became a member of the Royal Society in 1931 after publishing his Textbook of Experimental Cytology . In 1948 he was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal for Science. From 1937 to 1954 he was professor of zoology at Cambridge University. In 1951 James Gray was invited to give the traditional Royal Institution Christmas Lecture . He chose the topic "How Animals Move" .
In 1954, James Gray was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II .
Works
- A Textbook of Experimental Cytology (1931)
literature
- John EA Bertram: How animals move: studies in the mechanics of the tetrapod skeleton . J. Exp. Biol. 210 (Pt 14), pp. 2401-2402, July 2007
- George V. Lauder and Eric D. Tytell: Three Gray classics on the biomechanics of animal movement . J. Exp. Biol. 207 (Pt 10), pp. 1597-1599, April 2004
Web links
- Entry to Gray; Sir; James (1891-1975) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gray, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gray, James Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14th 1975 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |