John Zachary Young

John Zachary Young,
M.A. (Oxon), D.Sc., LL.D., FRS
John Zachary Young in 1978
Born(1907-03-18)18 March 1907
Bristol, England
Died(1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (Age 90)
Oxford, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materMagdalen College, University of Oxford
Known forResearch on the giant axon of the squid
AwardsRoyal Medal (1967)
Linnean Medal (1973)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, Anatomy, Physiology
InstitutionsUniversity College London, University of Oxford

John Zachary Young FRS[1] (18 March 1907 – 4 July 1997), generally known as "JZ" or "JZY", was an English zoologist and neurophysiologist, described as "one of the most influential biologists of the 20th century".[2]

  1. ^ Boycott, B. B. (1998). "John Zachary Young. 18 March 1907-4 July 1997". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 44: 487–509. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1998.0031. PMID 11623988.
  2. ^ The Guardian; 14 July 1997, p. 13