John Hammond (physiologist)

For other people named John Hammond, see John Hammond (disambiguation).

John Hammond
Born(1889-02-23)23 February 1889 in Briston, Norfolk
Died25 August 1964(1964-08-25) (aged 75)
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge
Known forArtificial insemination
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge

Sir John Hammond CBE FRS[1] PhD (23 February 1889 – 25 August 1964), was a physiologist, agricultural research scientist, veterinarian known for his pioneering work in artificial insemination.[2][3][4][5] He gives his name to the Sir John Hammond Memorial Prize.

  1. ^ a b Slater, W. K.; Edwards, J. (1965). "John Hammond 1889-1964". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 11: 100–113. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1965.0006.
  2. ^ P. O. G. White (2004). "Hammond, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12159. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Sanders, H. G. (2007). "Sir John Hammond, CBE, FRS". British Journal of Nutrition. 19: 149–152. doi:10.1079/BJN19650014. PMID 14290853.
  4. ^ "Agricultural Physiology at Cambridge: Dr. John Hammond, F.R.S". Nature. 174 (4425): 339. 1954. Bibcode:1954Natur.174Q.339.. doi:10.1038/174339b0. S2CID 10961617.
  5. ^ Portraits of John Hammond at the National Portrait Gallery, London