Late Members

This pages provides notices on the deaths of Society Members.

2011

David Shirley

David Shirley was a Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Reader, in the Department of Physiology and Division of Medicine (Nephrology) at UCL. David was a leading UK renal physiologist and skilled micropuncturist. His work resulted in many significant publications concerning the membrane events underlying renal tubular fluid and electrolyte transport.

Keith Cooper

Keith Cooper was elected a Member in 1950 and was on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Physiology from 1968 to 1972. Keith was active in the thermoregulatory field, initially at Mill Hill and subsequently in Canada at the University of Calgary.

Brian Whipp

Brian was elected as a Member in 1984. He served on the Committee from 1993 to 1997, and was an Editor on the Board of Experimental Physiology from 1994 to 2000.

Paul S. Richardson

Paul S. Richardson was at St George’s Medical School before he retired. Paul became a Member in 1973 and was a Journal of Physiology editor from 1974 until 1978.

Martin Rosenberg

Martin was elected a Member in 1968 when he was in the Department of Physiology, Basic Medical Sciences, Queen Mary & Westfield College. For many years he was effectively the official photographer for The Society and was heavily involved in ensuring that the images in the Archives were indexed and properly stored. As a member of the History & Archives Committee, he took a very active part in the recording of Oral Histories. By doing considerable homework before every session, he was able to get the maximum value from each interviewee.