Walter Morley Fletcher
1873
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1933
country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of Cambridge
occupation: scientist
Sir Walter Morley Fletcher, (21 July 1873 – 7 June 1933) was a British physiologist and administrator. Fletcher graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge and was most significant in his administration of the Medical Research Council (MRC) during the interwar years. Under his guidance, the MRC focused its funding on basic scientific research at the expense of clinical research but he made Britain a leader in biomedical research in the period. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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