Harold Henry Fisher, 1890-1975

Harold Raistrick, 1890-1971.

Ronald Aylmer Fisher 1890 - 1962

RONALD AYLMER FISHER was born on 17 February 1890, in East Finchley. He and his twin brother, who died in infancy, were the youngest of eight children. His father, George Fisher, was a member of the well-known firm of auctioneers, Robinson and Fisher, of King Street, St James's, London. His father's family were mostly business men, but an uncle, a younger brother of his father, was placed high ...

Kathleen Roberts , Henry Randall , Harold Sanders , and Margaret Hood

It is generally recognized that potassium deprivation may result in the development of a plasma alkalosis, which is characterized by the paradoxical excretion of an acid urine (1-12). Conversely, the administration of sufficient potassium chloride results in a plasma acidosis and the simultaneous excretion of an alkaline urine (8, 13-16). Studies previously reported have shown that the dichotom...

Henry Norman Bethune (1890-1939): Surgeon, communist, humanitarian.

Henry Norman Bethune was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, on 3 March 1890. His father was a Presbyterian minister from a long family line of clergymen, educators and medical practitioners, while his mother was an evangelical missionary. The family badge of service and his father’s exhortation to “always go where you’re needed ” left an indelible mark on young Bethune, influencing his event...

Edgar Stedman, 12 July 1890--8 May 1975.