Robert McNeill Alexander
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Robert McNeill Alexander, CBE
, FRS (born 7 July 1934 Lisburn
) is a British zoologist, and professor at University of Leeds
.
He was a graduate of the University of Cambridge
with a MA, PhD, and from the University of Wales
with a DSc.
He married Ann Elizabeth Coulton in 1961.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, FRS (born 7 July 1934 Lisburn
Lisburn
DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...
) is a British zoologist, and professor at University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
.
He was a graduate of the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
with a MA, PhD, and from the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
with a DSc.
He married Ann Elizabeth Coulton in 1961.
Awards
- 1979 Linnean Medal for Zoology Linnean Society of LondonLinnean Society of LondonThe Linnean Society of London is the world's premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy and natural history. It publishes a zoological journal, as well as botanical and biological journals...
- 2001 Foreign Honorary Member American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
- 2002 Honorary Fellow Zoological Society of LondonZoological Society of LondonThe Zoological Society of London is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats...
- 2003 Borelli Award American Society of Biomechanics
Works
- "Functional Design in Fishes", Hutchinson University Library, 1967, 1970, ISBN 0 09 104751 X
- "Optima for Animals", 1982
- "How dinosaurs ran", Scientific American, 1991
- Animals, Cambridge University Press, 1991
- Exploring biomechanics: animals in motion, Nikei Saiensusha, ISBN 9784532520175
- "Principles of Animal Locomotion", 2003
External links
- "(Robert) McNeill Alexander", National Portrait Gallery