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'''John Hilton Edwards''' (March 26, [[1928]] – October 11, [[2007]]) was a British medical [[geneticist]]. He is credited with the first description, in 1960, of the [[syndrome]] now known as [[Edwards syndrome]] or trisomy 18.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1016/S0140-6736(60)90675-9}}</ref> |
'''John Hilton Edwards''' (March 26, [[1928]] – October 11, [[2007]]) was a British medical [[geneticist]]. He is credited with the first description, in 1960, of the [[syndrome]] now known as [[Edwards syndrome]] or trisomy 18.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1016/S0140-6736(60)90675-9}}</ref> |
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| − | In 1979, he was elected to fellowship of the [[Royal Society]].<ref>[http://royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=RefNo=='EC/1979/08'&dsqDb=Catalog Royal Society Certificate of Election]</ref>. His brother is the geneticist and statistician |
+ | In 1979, he was elected to fellowship of the [[Royal Society]].<ref>[http://royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=RefNo=='EC/1979/08'&dsqDb=Catalog Royal Society Certificate of Election]</ref>. His brother is the geneticist and statistician A.W.F. Edwards. |
== Obituaries == |
== Obituaries == |
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His original description incorrectly showed trisomy seventeen.
John Hilton Edwards (March 26, 1928 – October 11, 2007) was a British medical geneticist. He is credited with the first description, in 1960, of the syndrome now known as Edwards syndrome or trisomy 18.[1] In 1979, he was elected to fellowship of the Royal Society.[2]. His brother is the geneticist and statistician A.W.F. Edwards.
Obituaries
- John Hilton Edwards (a short biography).
- Professor John Edwards obituary, The Independent
- BMJ obituary
- Nature Genetics obituary
References
- ↑ DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(60)90675-9
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