John Grimley Evans
John Grimley Evans | |
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| Born | 17 September 1936 Birmingham, England, UK |
| Died | 26 March 2018 (aged 81) |
| Education | King Edward's School, Birmingham |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (MA, MD) University of Oxford (DM)[3] |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor (1997)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Gerontology |
| Institutions | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Newcastle University University of Oxford |
| Doctoral students | Sallie Lamb[2] |
Sir John Grimley Evans FMedSci FRCP (17 September 1936 – 26 March 2018) was a British gerontologist.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Grimley Evans was born in Birmingham to Harry Walter Grimley Evans and Violet Prenter Walker on 17 September 1936. He attended King Edward's School, Birmingham, and studied at St John's College, Cambridge and Balliol College, Oxford.[3]
Career
[edit]Grimley Evans worked with Donald Acheson before joining the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as a lecturer. Subsequently, he taught at Newcastle University and the University of Oxford. Grimley Evans served as editor of the journal Age and Ageing from 1988 to 1995.[5]
Awards and honours
[edit]Grimley Evans was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 1998[3][6] and was knighted in the 1997 Birthday Honours.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Grimley Evans died at the age of 81 on 26 March 2018.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. 18 August 1998. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Lamb, Sarah Elizabeth (1997). Epidemiological and clinical studies of mobility limitation in frail older women. jisc.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 43182077. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.389004.
- ^ a b c Anon (2007). "Grimley Evans, Sir John". Who's Who & Who Was Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U18288. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Lewis, Riley. "Professor Sir John Grimley Evans (1936-2018)". www.gtc.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ Grimley Evans, J. (2012). "Biography of Prof. Grimley Evans, Editor 1988–1995". Age and Ageing. 31 (supp. 3): iii10. doi:10.1093/ageing/afs131.
- ^ "Sir John Grimley Evans FMedSci". acmedsci.ac.uk. Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Sir John Grimley Evans". thetimes.co.uk. The Times. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1936 births
- 2018 deaths
- Academics of the University of Oxford
- British gerontologists
- Medical journal editors
- Academics of Newcastle University
- Academics of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom)
- Knights Bachelor
- People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- People from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians