| Intro | British biochemist |
| Was | Biochemist |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 13 February 1907 |
| Death |
11 November 1986 (aged 79 years) |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Reginald Brettauer Fisher CBE FRSE (1907-1986) was a British biochemist, specialising in the study of proteins.
Life
He was born on 13 February 1907 the son of Joseph Sudbury Fisher. He was educated in King Edward VII School, Sheffield. He then studied sciences at Oxford University. On graduation in 1933 he became a Demonstrator in Chemistry at the university. In 1939 he won a Rockefeller Travelling Scholarship.
In the Second World War he worked as a Research Officer for the Ministry of Home Security and was later seconded to the Air Ministry. This appears to be connected to the British production of Sarin. In March 1945 he was raised to the rank of Honorary Wing Commander. He returned to Oxford University after the war.
In 1959 he accepted the post of Professor of Biochemistry at Edinburgh University. In 1960 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were David Whitteridge, Lord Perry, Robert Brown and Reginald Passmore. He resigned from the Society in 1977
In 1966 he was belatedly appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the Ministry of Defence during the war.
He died on 11 November 1986.
Publications
- Uric Acid Synthesis in Pigeons (1935)
- Protein Metabolism (1954)
Family
In 1929 he married Mary Saleeby (b.1905) daughter of C. W. Saleeby. Mary had the curious claim to fame as to having been tutored by D. H. Lawrence.
Artistic Recognition
The National Portrait Gallery, London hold 6 photographs of Fisher.