Derek Bangham
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Born | Derek Raymond Bangham 19 September 1924 |
Died | 2 January 2008 London, England | (aged 83)
Nationality | United Kingdom |
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Derek Raymond Bangham FRCP (19 September 1924 – 2 January 2008) was a British doctor and research scientist.
Early life
He was born in Manchester, England on 19 September 1924 and attended The Downs School, near Malvern, where his teachers included W. H. Auden, and Bryanston School.[1]
He was declared medically unfit to serve during World War II, and instead read biological sciences at King's College London, afterwards attending University College Hospital Medical School.[1]
Career
In 1952, he gave up medical practice to join the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), investigating parasites. He was promoted to Head of the Division of Biological Standards at the NIMR in 1961.[1]
From 1972 to 1987 he was Head of the Hormones Division of the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC).[2]
He was also a member of the World Health Organization's European committee on biological standardization, the committee of the European Pharmacopoeia and the committee of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission.[1]
Personal life
Bangham was an accomplished amateur artist.[1] Two of his paintings are in the collection of the Royal Free Hospital.[3]
He died on 2 January 2008. His brother was Alec Bangham.[1]
Awards
- Silver plate of the Society for Endocrinology (1986; the first awarded) for his "distinguished contribution to British endocrinology"[1]
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (1981)[1]
Notable works
- A history of biological standardization: the characterization and measurement of complex molecules important in clinical and research medicine : contributions from the UK 1900-1995 : what, why, how, where and by whom. published with the assistance of the Society for Endocrinology. 1999.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Munks Roll Details for Derek Raymond Bangham". Munk's Roll. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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- ^ Artworks by or after Derek Bangham at the Art UK site
External links
- Derek Bangham on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
- Artworks by or after Derek Bangham at the Art UK site
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