Brian William Fox | |
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| Born | 1929 Ammanford, Carmarthenshire |
| Died | 1999 (aged 69–70) New Mills, Derbyshire |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Spouse | Mary Fox (died 1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | cancer chemotherapy; botany |
| Thesis | Lupin and related alkaloids: synthesis of 6 ethyl pyrrocoline |
Brian W. Fox (1929–1999) was a professor of experimental chemotherapy at University of Manchester and the Paterson Institute who contributed to development of systematic methods for studying potential chemotherapy agents. He was also a keen botanist and lichenologist, involved in recording plant and lichen distributions in northern England.