Robert William Read (1931-2003)

Robert P. Perry 1931–2013

Robert P. Perry On July 15, Robert Palese Perry—‘‘Bob’’ to those who knew him—passed away at the age of 82. Bob was a pioneer in studying gene transcription in mammalian cells, a wonderful mentor to his preand postdoctoral students, and a compassionate family man. He leaves behind his wife Zoila, a well-known sculptor with whom he enjoyed a happy marriage for 57 years, his two daughters Adele a...

William Robert Ackland

Robert William Briggs (1911-1983)

Briggs was born 10 December 1911 in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was raised by his grandparents, as both his mother and brother died of tuberculosis before Briggs was two years old. He lived with his grandparents until 1929 when he left for college. Briggs described his aunt's lessons on the family piano as one of his most lasting boyhood experiences. Even though he would eventually stop playin...

Uterine Prolapse *Read 13th May 1931.

It is now generally accepted that in all cases of prolapse of the uterus (by which term we include cystocele, rectocele, and varying degrees of descent of the uterus, as well as simple hypertrophy of the cervix), operation is the method of choice. It is, however, sometimes difficult to persuade patients that this is the case and we are often asked whether operation will really cure the conditio...

James William Kitching (1922-2003)

James William Kitching collected and studied fossils of dinosaurs and early humans [3] in the twentieth century. He worked at the Bernard Price Institute for Paleontological Research in South Africa. During the fifty-three years he worked at the institute, Kitching spent eighteen of those in the field uncovering fossils. Kitching recovered fossils of early human ancestors, later called Australo...