Samuel Victor Perry
England international rugby union player & biochemist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Victor Perry FRS[1] (16 July 1918 ā 17 December 2009)[2] was an English biochemist who was a pioneer in the field of muscle biochemistry.[2] In his earlier years he was a rugby union lock who played club rugby for Southport R.F.C., Cambridge University R.U.F.C. and international rugby for England.[3]
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Samuel Victor Perry | |
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Born | (1918-07-16)16 July 1918 Isle of Wight, England |
Died | 17 December 2009(2009-12-17) (aged 91) Pembrokeshire, Wales |
Education | University of Liverpool, University of Cambridge |
Known for | Myosin light chain phosphorylation |
Spouse | Maureen Shaw |
Children | Three |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Muscle biochemistry |
Institutions | University of Cambridge, University of Birmingham |
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Perry's later career saw him serve on several of the British research councils, and working with the charities the British Heart Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974.