William Richard Keatinge (Bill) studied medicine at Cambridge University and St Thomas’s Hospital in London. He was Director of Studies in Medicine at Pembroke College Cambridge (1958-60) and, after an interval as a Fullbright scholar, subsequently held an MRC post there (1961- 68). He joined the London Hospital Medical College (LHMC) as Reader in Physiology (1969) and was soon promoted to a Personal Chair (1970), head of department (1981) and Head of Physiology in the joint school (1990) after LHMC and St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College (Barts) merged with Queen Mary and Westfield College (QMW). A great international collaborator, especially in Russia, much of his research addressed temperature regulation and the control of blood vessels. During challenging times at his academic institution, he served in many senior administrative positions and was appointed Emeritus Professor on retirement in 1995.

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