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M.G.M. Pryor

January 01, 1970

Mark Gillachrist Marlborough Pryor (25 February 1915 – 19 October 1970) was a British biologist,[1] who was Senior Tutor and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

M. G. M. Pryor
Born
Mark Gillachrist Marlborough Pryor

(1915-02-25)25 February 1915
Marylebone, London
Died19 October 1970(1970-10-19) (aged 55)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Alma mater
Spouse
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(m. 1940)​
Children4 (including Lucy)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsTrinity College, Cambridge
Doctoral advisorA.D. Imms

Pryor was the middle son of Lt. Col. Walter Marlborough Pryor and his wife Ethne Philippa (née Moore), the daughter of Sir Norman Moore, 1st Baronet.[2] His paternal grandfather was Marlborough Robert Pryor, who was an amateur naturalist "well known in Cambridge scientific circles".[3] He was educated, per family tradition, at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He worked as a research student under A.D. Imms.

Pryor married Sophie Raverat,[4] daughter of the late French artist Jacques Raverat and his wife Gwendolen Mary (née Darwin) (a granddaughter of Charles Darwin), in 1940. They had four children: Emily Pryor (1942–2008), William Marlborough Pryor (born 1945), Lucy (known professionally as "Lucy Raverat", born 1948) and Amy Eleanor (born 1952, known as Nelly; she married her 3rd cousin, the film and television director Philip Trevelyan).

Pryor was elected a Fellow of Trinity College in 1939. Before the war, he published with P.F. Holmes a paper on barnacles in Horsey Mere[5] in Nature. He also published a double paper on the hardening of oothecae[6] and cuticles[7] in insects.

During the Second World War, Pryor worked at the Timber and Adhesives Division of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, RAE Farnborough, where he applied his entomological knowledge to the development of aircraft glue, alongside Norman de Bruyne. After the war, de Bruyne continued commercial production of glues, but Pryor returned to Cambridge, where he continued his research. He collaborated on papers with, amongst others, John Tileston Edsall,[8] Laurence Picken and Michael Swann[9] and A.R. Todd,[10][11][12] although for the slight majority of his papers he was the only author.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Pryor became a tutor at Trinity in 1955, and was later senior tutor until 1964.

In 1967 Mark and Sophie Pryor were involved in a road traffic accident, in which she was relatively unharmed but which left him with brain damage in a persistent vegetative state for almost three years until his death, aged 51.

There is a memorial brass to Pryor in Trinity College Chapel[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "Obituaries: M. G. M. Pryor". Nature. 228 (5275): 1009–1010. 5 December 1970. doi:10.1038/2281009c0.
  2. ^ "Burke's peerage".
  3. ^ Bonney T. G. (1920). "Marlborough R. Pryor". Nature. 105 (2637): 333–334. Bibcode:1920Natur.105..333B. doi:10.1038/105333a0.
  4. ^ "Sophie Gurney".
  5. ^ P.F. Holmes; M.G.M. Pryor (29 October 1938). "Barnacles in Horsey Mere". Nature. 142 (3600): 795–796. Bibcode:1938Natur.142..795H. doi:10.1038/142795b0. S2CID 7069758.
  6. ^ M.G.M. Pryor (1940). "On the hardening of the ootheca of Blatta orientalis". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 128 (852): 378–393. Bibcode:1940RSPSB.128..378P. doi:10.1098/rspb.1940.0017. JSTOR 82167.
  7. ^ M.G.M. Pryor (1940). "On the hardening of the cuticle of insects". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 128 (852): 393–407. Bibcode:1940RSPSB.128..393P. doi:10.1098/rspb.1940.0018. JSTOR 82168.
  8. ^ R. Barer; M.G.M. Pryor; I. MacArthur; J. T. Edsall (1950). "Ultra-Violet and Infra-Red Investigations on Muscle". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 137 (886): 80–87. Bibcode:1950RSPSB.137...80B. doi:10.1098/rspb.1950.0024. JSTOR 82486. S2CID 137614995.
  9. ^ L.E.R. Picken, M.G.M. Pryor & M.M. Swann (29 March 1947). "Orientation of fibrils in natural membranes". Nature. 159 (4039): 434. Bibcode:1947Natur.159Q.434P. doi:10.1038/159434a0. PMID 20293543.
  10. ^ M.G.M. Pryor; P.B. Russell & A.R. Todd (1946). "Protocatechuic acid, the substance responsible for the hardening of the cockroach ootheca". Biochemical Journal. 40 (5–6): 627–628. doi:10.1042/bj0400627. PMC 1270017. PMID 16748064.
  11. ^ M.G.M. Pryor; P.B. Russell & A.R.Todd (22 March 1947). "Phenolic Substances Concerned in Hardening the Insect Cuticle". Nature. 159 (4038): 399–400. Bibcode:1947Natur.159..399P. doi:10.1038/159399a0. PMID 20291785. S2CID 3998476.
  12. ^ R. H. Hackman; M. G. M. Pryor & A. R. Todd (1948). "The occurrence of phenolic substances in arthropods". Biochemical Journal. 43 (3): 474–477. doi:10.1042/bj0430474. PMC 1274717. PMID 16748434.
  13. ^ M.G.M. Pryor (September 1948). "Mouthparts and Feeding Habits of Blepharoceridae (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London A. 23 (7–9): 67–70. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1948.tb00619.x.
  14. ^ M.G.M. Pryor (13 April 1950). "The Molecular Mechanism of Contraction". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 137 (886): 71–73. Bibcode:1950RSPSB.137...71P. doi:10.1098/rspb.1950.0020. JSTOR 82482. S2CID 95806969.
  15. ^ M.G.M. Pryor (December 1951). "On the abdominal appendages of larvae of Trichoptera, Neuroptera, and Lepidoptera, and the origins of jointed limbs". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. 92: 351–376.
  16. ^ M.G.M. Pryor (31 January 1953). "Heat Exchanges of a Muscle Model". Nature. 171 (213): 213. Bibcode:1953Natur.171..213P. doi:10.1038/171213a0. PMID 13036832.
  17. ^ M.G.M. Pryor (28 July 1954). "Inhibitors of Tyrosinase". Journal of Experimental Biology. 32 (3): 468–484. doi:10.1242/jeb.32.3.468.
  18. ^ M.G.M. Pryor (2 April 1955). "Tanning of blowfly puparia". Nature. 175 (600): 600. Bibcode:1955Natur.175..600P. doi:10.1038/175600a0. S2CID 4277843.
  19. ^ "Trinity College Chapel - Mark Gillachrist Marlborough Pryor".

January 01, 1970
pryor, mark, gillachrist, marlborough, pryor, february, 1915, october, 1970, british, biologist, senior, tutor, fellow, trinity, college, cambridge, pryorbornmark, gillachrist, marlborough, pryor, 1915, february, 1915marylebone, londondied19, october, 1970, 19. Mark Gillachrist Marlborough Pryor 25 February 1915 19 October 1970 was a British biologist 1 who was Senior Tutor and Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge M G M PryorBornMark Gillachrist Marlborough Pryor 1915 02 25 25 February 1915Marylebone LondonDied19 October 1970 1970 10 19 aged 55 Cambridge CambridgeshireAlma materEton CollegeTrinity College CambridgeSpouseSophie Raverat m 1940 wbr Children4 including Lucy Scientific careerFieldsBiologyInstitutionsTrinity College CambridgeDoctoral advisorA D Imms Pryor was the middle son of Lt Col Walter Marlborough Pryor and his wife Ethne Philippa nee Moore the daughter of Sir Norman Moore 1st Baronet 2 His paternal grandfather was Marlborough Robert Pryor who was an amateur naturalist well known in Cambridge scientific circles 3 He was educated per family tradition at Eton and Trinity College Cambridge He worked as a research student under A D Imms Pryor married Sophie Raverat 4 daughter of the late French artist Jacques Raverat and his wife Gwendolen Mary nee Darwin a granddaughter of Charles Darwin in 1940 They had four children Emily Pryor 1942 2008 William Marlborough Pryor born 1945 Lucy known professionally as Lucy Raverat born 1948 and Amy Eleanor born 1952 known as Nelly she married her 3rd cousin the film and television director Philip Trevelyan Pryor was elected a Fellow of Trinity College in 1939 Before the war he published with P F Holmes a paper on barnacles in Horsey Mere 5 in Nature He also published a double paper on the hardening of oothecae 6 and cuticles 7 in insects During the Second World War Pryor worked at the Timber and Adhesives Division of the Royal Aircraft Establishment RAE Farnborough where he applied his entomological knowledge to the development of aircraft glue alongside Norman de Bruyne After the war de Bruyne continued commercial production of glues but Pryor returned to Cambridge where he continued his research He collaborated on papers with amongst others John Tileston Edsall 8 Laurence Picken and Michael Swann 9 and A R Todd 10 11 12 although for the slight majority of his papers he was the only author 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pryor became a tutor at Trinity in 1955 and was later senior tutor until 1964 In 1967 Mark and Sophie Pryor were involved in a road traffic accident in which she was relatively unharmed but which left him with brain damage in a persistent vegetative state for almost three years until his death aged 51 There is a memorial brass to Pryor in Trinity College Chapel 19 References edit Obituaries M G M Pryor Nature 228 5275 1009 1010 5 December 1970 doi 10 1038 2281009c0 Burke s peerage Bonney T G 1920 Marlborough R Pryor Nature 105 2637 333 334 Bibcode 1920Natur 105 333B doi 10 1038 105333a0 Sophie Gurney P F Holmes M G M Pryor 29 October 1938 Barnacles in Horsey Mere Nature 142 3600 795 796 Bibcode 1938Natur 142 795H doi 10 1038 142795b0 S2CID 7069758 M G M Pryor 1940 On the hardening of the ootheca of Blatta orientalis Proceedings of the Royal Society B 128 852 378 393 Bibcode 1940RSPSB 128 378P doi 10 1098 rspb 1940 0017 JSTOR 82167 M G M Pryor 1940 On the hardening of the cuticle of insects Proceedings of the Royal Society B 128 852 393 407 Bibcode 1940RSPSB 128 393P doi 10 1098 rspb 1940 0018 JSTOR 82168 R Barer M G M Pryor I MacArthur J T Edsall 1950 Ultra Violet and Infra Red Investigations on Muscle Proceedings of the Royal Society B 137 886 80 87 Bibcode 1950RSPSB 137 80B doi 10 1098 rspb 1950 0024 JSTOR 82486 S2CID 137614995 L E R Picken M G M Pryor amp M M Swann 29 March 1947 Orientation of fibrils in natural membranes Nature 159 4039 434 Bibcode 1947Natur 159Q 434P doi 10 1038 159434a0 PMID 20293543 M G M Pryor P B Russell amp A R Todd 1946 Protocatechuic acid the substance responsible for the hardening of the cockroach ootheca Biochemical Journal 40 5 6 627 628 doi 10 1042 bj0400627 PMC 1270017 PMID 16748064 M G M Pryor P B Russell amp A R Todd 22 March 1947 Phenolic Substances Concerned in Hardening the Insect Cuticle Nature 159 4038 399 400 Bibcode 1947Natur 159 399P doi 10 1038 159399a0 PMID 20291785 S2CID 3998476 R H Hackman M G M Pryor amp A R Todd 1948 The occurrence of phenolic substances in arthropods Biochemical Journal 43 3 474 477 doi 10 1042 bj0430474 PMC 1274717 PMID 16748434 M G M Pryor September 1948 Mouthparts and Feeding Habits of Blepharoceridae Diptera Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London A 23 7 9 67 70 doi 10 1111 j 1365 3032 1948 tb00619 x M G M Pryor 13 April 1950 The Molecular Mechanism of Contraction Proceedings of the Royal Society B 137 886 71 73 Bibcode 1950RSPSB 137 71P doi 10 1098 rspb 1950 0020 JSTOR 82482 S2CID 95806969 M G M Pryor December 1951 On the abdominal appendages of larvae of Trichoptera Neuroptera and Lepidoptera and the origins of jointed limbs Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 92 351 376 M G M Pryor 31 January 1953 Heat Exchanges of a Muscle Model Nature 171 213 213 Bibcode 1953Natur 171 213P doi 10 1038 171213a0 PMID 13036832 M G M Pryor 28 July 1954 Inhibitors of Tyrosinase Journal of Experimental Biology 32 3 468 484 doi 10 1242 jeb 32 3 468 M G M Pryor 2 April 1955 Tanning of blowfly puparia Nature 175 600 600 Bibcode 1955Natur 175 600P doi 10 1038 175600a0 S2CID 4277843 Trinity College Chapel Mark Gillachrist Marlborough Pryor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M G M Pryor amp oldid 1170984753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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