Walter Morley Fletcher
Sir Walter Fletcher | |
|---|---|
Walter Morley Fletcher (1873-1933) | |
| Born | 21 July 1873 |
| Died | 7 June 1933 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Muscle physiology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiologist |
| Institutions | Cambridge University |
| Academic advisors | John Newport Langley |
| Notable students | Archibald Hill |
Sir Walter Morley Fletcher, KBE, FRS [1] (21 July 1873 – 7 June 1933)[2] was a British physiologist and administrator. Fletcher graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge and was most significant in his administration of the Medical Research Council (MRC) during the interwar years.[3] Under his guidance, the MRC focused its funding on basic scientific research at the expense of clinical research but he made Britain a leader in biomedical research in the period.
He married Mary Frances Cropper, daughter of Charles James Cropper (son of James Cropper).
- Anne Cicely Fletcher (1909-1988) married Rev Alfred Stephan Hopkinson, Son of John Henry Hopkinson.[4][5]
- Charles Montague Fletcher (1911–1995) married Hon. Louisa Mary Sylvia Seely, daughter of John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone.[6][7]
He was a brother of English painter Frank Morley Fletcher.
References
- ^ e., T. R. (1933). "Sir Walter Morley Fletcher. 1873-1933". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 1 (2): 153–163. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1933.0015.
- ^ "Obituary Notice: Walter Morley Fletcher. (1873-1933.)". The Biochemical Journal. 27 (5): 1333–1336. 1933. doi:10.1042/bj0271333. PMC 1253032. PMID 16745236.
- "Royal Society citation". - ^ "Trinity College Chapel - Walter Morley Fletcher". trinitycollegechapel.com. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Westmorland wedding". The Tiverton Gazette, East Devon Herald. 7 January 1936.
- ^ "Access Restricted". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Charles Montague Fletcher | RCP Museum". history.rcp.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "OBITUARY: Professor Charles Fletcher". The Independent. 23 December 1995. Retrieved 4 March 2026.