John William Sutton Pringle
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Sir John William Sutton Pringle FRS (J.W.S. Pringle) (1912–1982) was a British zoologist
. His research interests were in insect physiology, especially proprioception, flight muscle, and cicada song.
Pringle studied at King's College, Cambridge
where he took a first class degree in the Natural Sciences Tripos. He was appointed Demonstrator in Zoology at Cambridge University, 1937–1938, and Fellow of King's College, 1938–1944. After war service in radar
he returned to Cambridge as Lecturer in Zoology and fellow of Peterhouse. In 1959 he was appointed Reader in Experimental Cytology. In 1961 he moved to the Linacre Chair of Zoology
at Oxford University.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1954.
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
. His research interests were in insect physiology, especially proprioception, flight muscle, and cicada song.
Pringle studied at King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
where he took a first class degree in the Natural Sciences Tripos. He was appointed Demonstrator in Zoology at Cambridge University, 1937–1938, and Fellow of King's College, 1938–1944. After war service in radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
he returned to Cambridge as Lecturer in Zoology and fellow of Peterhouse. In 1959 he was appointed Reader in Experimental Cytology. In 1961 he moved to the Linacre Chair of Zoology
Linacre Chair of Zoology
The position of Linacre Professor of Zoology in the University of Oxford was founded in 1860, initially as the Linacre Professorship of Physiology and then as the chair of Human and Comparative Anatomy, although its origins can be traced back a further 300 years, to the Linacre Lectureships at...
at Oxford University.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1954.