George Rolleston | |
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 George Rolleston. | |
| Born | 30 July 1829 Maltby Hall, England |
| Died | 16 July 1881 (aged 51) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology University of Oxford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
George Rolleston MA MD FRCP FRS (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.[1]
- ^ "Obituary Notices of Fellows Deceased". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 33 (216–219): i–xxvii. 1881. doi:10.1098/rspl.1881.0061. S2CID 186211012.