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Cyril Clarke

Born 22 September 1907(1907-09-22)
England
Died 21 November 2000 (age 93)
Fields Medicine and genetics
Institutions Liverpool University
Alma mater Gonville and Caius College and Guy's Hospital
Known for Pioneering work on prevention of Rh disease, and genetics of lepidoptera
Notable awards Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research (1980)

Sir Cyril Astley Clarke KBE, FRCP, FRCOG, (Hon) FRC Path, FRS (22 August 1907–21 November 2000) was a British physician, geneticist and lepidopterist. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is The University of Liverpool is a University in the city of Liverpool, England. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Gonville and Caius College Cambridge is a constituent College of Cambridge University, one of the world's most academically respected institutions Guy's Hospital is a large NHS Hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. Rh disease (also known as Rh (D disease, Rhesus disease, RhD Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, Rhesus D Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn or Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. The Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award is awarded by the Lasker Foundation for the understanding diagnosis prevention treatment and cure of disease The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Royal College of Physicians of London was the first medical institution in England to receive a Royal Charter The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG is a professional association based in the UK. The Royal College of Pathologists, was founded in 1962 and is a medical organisation that promotes and sets standards for the study and practice of Pathology. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health A geneticist is a scientist who studies Genetics, the science of Heredity and variation of Organisms A geneticist can be employed as a researcher A lepidopterist is a person who catches and collects studies or simply observes (see Butterfly watching) lepidopterans, members of an order encompassing He was honoured for his pioneering work on prevention of Rh disease of the newborn, and also for his work on the genetics and evology of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). Rh disease (also known as Rh (D disease, Rhesus disease, RhD Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, Rhesus D Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn or Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. A butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a

Cyril Clarke's school education was at Wyggestson Grammar School in Leicester and Oundle School near Peterborough. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Oundle School is a public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene His interest in butterflies and moths began at school. His studied natural science at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge and then medicine at Guy's Hospital, London. Gonville and Caius College Cambridge is a constituent College of Cambridge University, one of the world's most academically respected institutions The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Guy's Hospital is a large NHS Hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. During the Second World War, he worked as a medic in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Clarke helped to developed the technique of giving Rh-negative women inter-muscular injections of anti-RhD antibodies during pregnancy to prevent Rh disease in their newborn babies. Antibodies (also known as immunoglobulins, abbreviated Ig) are Gamma globulin Proteins that are found in Blood or other Bodily This was one of the major advances in preventive medicine in the second half of the 20th century. Generally speaking preventive medicine is the part of Medicine engaged with preventing Disease rather than curing it

Clarke answered an advert in an insect magazine for swallowtail butterfly pupae that had been placed by Philip Sheppard. Swallowtail butterflies are large colorful Butterflies which form the family Papilionidae. A pupa ( Latin pupa for doll pl pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some Insects undergoing transformation Professor Philip MacDonald Sheppard, FRS ( 27 July 1921 &ndash 17 October 1976) was a British Geneticist and They met and began working together in their common interest of lepidoptery. From 1959 they started running a moth trap in Caldy Common near West Kirby, Wirral, England. West Kirby is a town located on the north west corner of the coast of the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, at the mouth of the River Dee Wirral or the Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Peninsula in the north west of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland They studied the peppered moth, the scarlet tiger moth and swallowtail butterfly. The peppered moth ( Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying Moth. The Scarlet Tiger Moth ( Callimorpha dominula, formerly Panaxia dominula) is a colorful moth of Europe and western and central Asia (Dubatalov n Swallowtail butterflies are large colorful Butterflies which form the family Papilionidae. They published papers on the genetics of lepidoptera and also on Rh disease. Rh disease (also known as Rh (D disease, Rhesus disease, RhD Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, Rhesus D Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn or Clarke continued research in his retirement and in 1988 he rediscovered a Scarlet Tiger Moth colony on the Wirral Way, West Kirby, that had been started in 1961 by Philip Sheppard. Professor Philip MacDonald Sheppard, FRS ( 27 July 1921 &ndash 17 October 1976) was a British Geneticist and The colony was useful for study of the genetics of changes in populations.

He was married Frieda (or Féo) in 1934. Lady Féo Clarke died in 1998. Cyril Clark died in 2000. They had three sons.

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Awards
Preceded by
Gyorgy Karoly Radda		 Buchanan Medal
1990		 Succeeded by
Denis Parsons Burkitt


Persondata
NAME Clarke, Cyril
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professor of Medicine and consultant physician
DATE OF BIRTH 22 September 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH England
DATE OF DEATH 21 November 2000
PLACE OF DEATH England
The evolution of the Peppered moth over the last two hundred years has been studied in detail Sir David John Weatherall (born 9 March 1933) is a British physician and researcher in Molecular genetics, Haematology, Pathology Professor Sir George Charles Radda (Gyorgy Karoly Radda was born in 1936 in Hungary. The Buchanan Medal is a medal of the Royal Society of London awarded for achievements in Medicine. Denis Parsons Burkitt ( 28 February, 1911 – 23 March 1993) Surgeon, was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
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