Charles Wynford Parsons
British zoologist
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| Intro | British zoologist | ||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||||
| was | Zoologist | ||||||
| Work field | Biology | ||||||
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| Birth | 22 July 1901, Swansea, City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | ||||||
| Death | 26 August 1950 (aged 49 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Cancer | ||||||
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Biography
Charles Wyndford Parsons FRSE (1901-1950) was a 20th century British zoologist.
Life
He was born in Swansea on 22 July 1901. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School then studied Zoology at Cambridge University graduating MA in 1924. He then began lecturing in Zoology at Glasgow University.
In 1933 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir John Graham Kerr, Robert Staig, James Chumley and John Walton.
He died suddenly on 26 August 1950 aged only 49.