George Rolleston
George Rolleston | |
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| Born | 30 July 1829 Maltby Hall, England |
| Died | 16 July 1881 (aged 51) Oxford, England |
| Resting place | Holywell Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford (BA, MA, MD) |
| Known for | Linacre professor of anatomy and physiology at University of Oxford |
| Spouse |
Grace Davy (m. 1861) |
| Children | 7 |
| Relatives | William Rolleston (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
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George Rolleston FRCP FRS (30 July 1829 – 16 June 1881) was an English physician and zoologist. He was the first Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology to be appointed at the University of Oxford, a post he held from 1860 until his death in 1881. Rolleston, a friend and protégé of Thomas Henry Huxley, was an evolutionary biologist.