Sir Rudolph Albert PetersMC MID FRS[1] HFRSE FRCP LLD (13 April 1889 – 29 January 1982) was a British biochemist. He led the research team at Oxford who developed British Anti-Lewisite (BAL), an antidote for the chemical warfare agent lewisite. His efforts investigating the mechanism of arsenic war gases were deemed crucial in maintaining battlefield effectiveness.[2]
Peters retired from academia in 1954 to establish, at age 65, a new department of biochemistry at the Agricultural Research Council Animal Physiology Unit at Babraham; he retired five years later.[6]
Peters married Frances Williamina Vérel at the Queen's Park Free Church, Glasgow, on 7 November 1917.[8] Frances was the daughter of Francis William Vérel, a photographic chemist, and had been at school in Westgate-on-Sea with Peters's sister, Gwendoline.[9] They had two sons: Rudolph V (1918-2013),[10] and Francis Raymond, born in 1922.[11][12]
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March 02, 2023
rudolph, peters, rudolph, albert, peters, hfrse, frcp, april, 1889, january, 1982, british, biochemist, research, team, oxford, developed, british, anti, lewisite, antidote, chemical, warfare, agent, lewisite, efforts, investigating, mechanism, arsenic, gases,. Sir Rudolph Albert Peters MC MID FRS 1 HFRSE FRCP LLD 13 April 1889 29 January 1982 was a British biochemist He led the research team at Oxford who developed British Anti Lewisite BAL an antidote for the chemical warfare agent lewisite His efforts investigating the mechanism of arsenic war gases were deemed crucial in maintaining battlefield effectiveness 2 Sir Rudolph Albert PetersBorn 1889 04 13 13 April 1889KensingtonDied29 January 1982 1982 01 29 aged 92 CambridgeNationalityBritishSpouseFrances Williamina VerelAwardsFRS 1935 1 Royal Medal 1949 Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh 1950 Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 References 4 Further readingLife EditHe was born in Kensington in London the son of Dr Albert E D R Peters 1863 1945 a physician and his wife Agnes Malvina Watts 1867 1950 3 He was educated at Wellington College Berkshire then studied Medicine at King s College London and Gonville and Caius College Cambridge 4 In the First World War he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps as Medical Officer to the 60th Rifles From 1917 he was attached to the chemical warfare section at Porton Down After the war he returned to Cambridge University lecturing in Biochemistry In 1923 he was created Professor of Biochemistry at Oxford University After the Second World War he researched pyruvate metabolism focussing particularly on the toxicity of fluoroacetate The fact that fluoroacetate in itself is far less toxic than its metabolite fluorocitrate led him to coin the term lethal synthesis which was the title of his Croonian Lecture of 1951 2 5 Peters retired from academia in 1954 to establish at age 65 a new department of biochemistry at the Agricultural Research Council Animal Physiology Unit at Babraham he retired five years later 6 He was elected FRS in 1935 In 1940 he received the Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 and elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1957 He died in Cambridge on 29 January 1982 and was cremated there on 4 February Some of Sir Rudolph s papers are held at the Bodleian Library 7 Family EditPeters married Frances Williamina Verel at the Queen s Park Free Church Glasgow on 7 November 1917 8 Frances was the daughter of Francis William Verel a photographic chemist and had been at school in Westgate on Sea with Peters s sister Gwendoline 9 They had two sons Rudolph V 1918 2013 10 and Francis Raymond born in 1922 11 12 References Edit a b Thompson R H S Ogston A G 1983 Rudolph Albert Peters 13 April 1889 29 January 1982 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 29 494 523 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1983 0018 JSTOR 769811 a b Anon 1982 Obituary BMJ 284 6315 589 590 doi 10 1136 bmj 284 6315 589 S2CID 220197192 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X PETERS Sir Rudolph Albert Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 1920 2016 Peters R A 1952 Croonian Lecture Lethal Synthesis Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 139 895 143 170 Bibcode 1952RSPSB 139 143P doi 10 1098 rspb 1952 0001 PMID 14911820 S2CID 84782137 Profile Sir Rudolph Peters The New Scientist 7 180 1070 1071 28 April 1960 Papers and correspondence of Sir Rudolph Albert Peters 1889 1982 Jisc Archive Collection Retrieved 25 July 2020 National records of Scotland Statutory registers Marriages 633 B 261 1911 Census Cornwall ON Obituaries Rudolph Peters yourlifemoments ca Retrieved 25 July 2020 Thompson RHS Sir Rudolph Albert Peters b 13 April 1889 d 29 January 1982 Royal College of Physicians Inspiring physicians Retrieved 24 July 2020 FreeBMD FreeBMD Retrieved 25 July 2020 Further reading Edit Sir Rudolph Albert Peters Biochemist 1889 1982 Australian Postal History amp Social Philately Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rudolph Peters amp oldid 1061198954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
