Clarke, Sir Cyril Astley

Clarke, Sir Cyril Astley
▪ 2001

      British physician and scientist (b. Aug. 22, 1907, Leicester, Eng.—d. Nov. 21, 2000, Hoylake, Cheshire, Eng.), helped develop a vaccine against erythroblastosis fetalis (also known as Rh hemolytic disease of the newborn)—a potentially fatal complication that may occur when a fetus and its mother have incompatible blood Rh factors. Clarke was also noted for his work on genetic mutations in the peppered moth; his research supported the evolutionary theory of natural selection. In 1965 he was appointed professor of medicine at the University of Liverpool. Clarke served as president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1972 to 1977, and he directed the college's research unit from 1983 to 1988. He was knighted in 1974.

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