The Baroness Warnock | |
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Born | Helen Mary Wilson 14 April 1924 |
Died | 20 March 2019 | (aged 94)
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Known for | Philosopher of morality, education, and mind, and a writer on existentialism |
Board member of | Active Training and Education Trust |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | Duncan Wilson (brother) |
Helen Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, CH, DBE, FBA, FMedSci (née Wilson; 14 April 1924 – 20 March 2019) was an English philosopher of morality, education, and mind, and a writer on existentialism. She is best known for chairing an inquiry whose report formed the basis of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. She served as Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge from 1984 to 1991.