John H. Edwards

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John Hilton Edwards (March 26, 1928 – October 19, 2007) was a British medical geneticist. He is credited with the first description, in 1960, of the syndrome now known as Edwards syndrome or trisomy 18^[1]. In 1979, he was elected to fellowship of the Royal Society.^[2]. His brother is the geneticist and statistician A.W.F. Edwards.

[edit] Obituaries

• John Hilton Edwards (a short biography).
• Professor John Edwards obituary, The Independent
• BMJ obituary
• Nature Genetics obituary

[edit] References

1. ^ J. H. Edwards, D. G. Harnden, A. H. Cameron, V. M. Crosse, O. H. Wolff: A new trisomic syndrome. The Lancet, London, 1960 Apr 9; 1: 787-790. PMID 13819419
2. ^ Royal Society Certificate of Election