Keith Vickerman FRS[2] FRSE FMedSci (21 March 1933 – 28 June 2016)[3] was a British zoologist born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.[1] He was Regius Professor of Zoology in the University of Glasgow, 1984–98.[4] He was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1996. A Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, he was one of the organization's founding members.[1]
Keith Vickerman | |
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Born | |
Died | 28 June 2016 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Moira Dutton[1] |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Linnean Medal (1906) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Natural history, Zoology, Parasitology |
Vickerman was the one who made the discovery that antigenic variation could occur in eukaryotic cells, namely in protozoa.[1]