Cyril Clarke
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22 August 1907 Leicester, England |
| Died | 21 November 2000 (aged 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) Buchanan Medal (1990) |
| Spouse | Lady Frieda (or Féo) Clarke (m. 1935-1998) |
| Children | 3 sons: Miles, Charles, John |
Sir Cyril Astley Clarke KBE, FRCP, FRCOG, (Hon) FRC Path, FRS (22 August 1907 – 21 November 2000) was a British physician, geneticist and lepidopterist. He was honoured for his pioneering work on prevention of Rh disease of the newborn, and also for his work on the genetics of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths).
Cyril Clarke was born on 22 August 1907 in Leicester, England and received his school education at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, Leicester and at the independent Oundle School near Peterborough. His interest in butterflies and moths began at school. His studied natural science at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, graduating in 1929, and then medicine at Guy's Hospital, London, graduating in 1932. During the Second World War he worked as a medical specialist in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. After the war Clarke worked as a registrar at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and then as Consultant Physician at the United Liverpool Hospitals. In 1963 he was appointed Director of the Nuffield Unit of Medical Genetics based at the University of Liverpool and two years later was made Professor of Medicine. He held these posts until his retirement in 1972. In retirement he served as President of the Royal College of Physicians (1972–1977)
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