Medawar, Jean

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MEDAWAR, Jean

MEDAWAR, Jean. British, b. 1913. Genres: Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Oxford University, Oxford, England, researcher in pathology, 1936- 37; writer. Director, Margaret Pyke Trust. Publications: (with Sir P.B. Medawar) The Life Science, 1977; Lifeclass, 1980; A Very Decided Preference: Life with Peter Medawar (memoir), 1990; (with D. Pyke) Hitler's Gift: Scientists Who Fled Nazi Germany, 2000. Address: 25 Downshire Hill, London NW4 1NT, England.

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