British scientist. Sir Henry Harris FRS FAA led pioneering work on cancer and human genetics at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology in Oxford. Although born in Russia, Henry's family migrated to Australia in 1929, where they changed their surname from Kharas to Harris. Henry enrolled in the University of Sydney, initially to read modern languages but later medicine. It was in Australia where he met and married Alexandra Brodsky. They moved to Oxford in 1952, where Henry completed a DPhil at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. In 1958 they moved briefly to Bethesda, Maryland, USA where Henry worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) before returning to Hertforshire, England to take charge of the John Innes Institute's Department of Cell Biology. After only a few years, he was elected to the Professorship of Pathology at Oxford University. Henry remained at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology for the remainder of his distinguished career. Henry's scientific achievements were recognised by his election as a fellow of the Royal Society in 1968, a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1983, and the award of a knighthood in 1993.
British scientist. Sir Henry Harris FRS FAA led pioneering work on cancer and human genetics at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology in Oxford. Although born in Russia, Henry's family migrated to Australia in 1929, where they changed their surname from Kharas to Harris. Henry enrolled in the University of Sydney, initially to read modern languages but later medicine. It was in Australia where he met and married Alexandra Brodsky. They moved to Oxford in 1952, where Henry completed a DPhil at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. In 1958 they moved briefly to Bethesda, Maryland, USA where Henry worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) before returning to Hertforshire, England to take charge of the John Innes Institute's Department of Cell Biology. After only a few years, he was elected to the Professorship of Pathology at Oxford University. Henry remained at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology for the remainder of his distinguished career. Henry's scientific achievements were recognised by his election as a fellow of the Royal Society in 1968, a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1983, and the award of a knighthood in 1993.
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Henry Harris
1925 - 2014
Husband of Alexandra
Sometime Regius Professor of Medicine in the University of Oxford
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