Peter Medawar
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Sir Peter Brian Medawar was a Brazilian-born biologist and writer of Lebanese-British descent who, from a succession of research and teaching posts, and senior U.K. biomedical leadership positions, co
Medawar in 1960
Blue plaque erected on 14 July 2014 by English Heritage at 25 Downshire Hill, Hampstead
Plaque at the University of Birmingham
Jean Medawar
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Jean Shinglewood Medawar, Lady Medawar was a British writer and former chairman of the Family Planning Association. Medawar was the wife of Sir Peter Medawar.
Peter Medawar
…an Arabic word, he was told, for "to make round"; but which a friend explained to him as "little round fat man". On 27 February 1937, Medawar married Jean Medawar (née Taylor). They met while in graduate class at Oxford, he at Magdalen and Taylor at Somerville College. Taylor approached him for the meaning of…
Jean Medawar