Gavin de Beer
British embryologist
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Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer FRS was a British evolutionary embryologist, known for his work on heterochrony as recorded in his 1930 book Embryos and Ancestors. Wikipedia
Born: November 1, 1899, New Malden, United Kingdom
Died: June 21, 1972 (age 72 years), Alfriston, United Kingdom
Awards: Darwin Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society, Linnean Medal (1958), and more
Partner: Cicely Glyn Medlycott (1925–)