Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

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Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman
Solly Zuckerman
Born	May 30, 1904(1904-05-30) Cape Town, South Africa.
Died	April 1, 1993 (aged 88)
Fields	zoology, anatomy
Institutions	Oxford University Birmingham University University of East Anglia
Notable awards	OM KCB FRS

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman OM KCB FRS (May 30, 1904 - April 1, 1993) was a UK public servant, zoologist, and scientific advisor.

He was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Zuckerman began his career at the London Zoological Society in 1928, and worked as a research anatomist until 1932.

During World War II, he performed several research projects for the British government including the impact of bombing on people and buildings and an assessment of the bombardment (Operation Corkscrew) of the Italian island of Pantellaria in 1943. After the war Zuckerman was professor of anatomy at Birmingham University (1946-68). Sir Solly was chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence in 1960, and subsequently chief scientific adviser to the British government (1964 to 1971).

Zuckerman was against the developments of the nuclear arms race. This opposition began with his experience during World War II. He taught at 3 different universities:

He also served as the secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1955 to 1977 and as its President from 1977 to 1984.

Some of his achievements include becoming a pioneer in the study of primate behaviour. He is also credited for making science a normal part of government policy in the Western world.

His more notable publications include The Social Life of Monkeys and Apes published in 1931, and Scientists and War in 1966. Zuckerman wrote two volumes of autobiography: From Apes to Warlords and Monkeys Men and Missiles. He was awarded a life peerage as Baron Zuckerman, of Burnham Thorpe in the County of Norfolk in 1971.

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Burt, Jonathan (2006), “Solly Zuckerman: the making of a primatological career in Britain, 1925-1945.”, Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences 37 (2): 295-310, 2006 Jun, PMID:16769561, doi:10.1016/j.shpsc.2006.03.007, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16769561>
Krohn, P L (1995), “Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman, of Burnham Thorpe. O.M.,K.C.B. - 30 May 1904--1 April 1993.”, Biographical memoirs of fellows of the Royal Society. Royal Society (Great Britain) 41: 575-98, 1995, PMID:11615365, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11615365>

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Biography

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by ?	Secretary of the Zoological Society of London 1955–1977	Succeeded by Ron Hedley
Government offices
First	Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government 1964–1971	Succeeded by Sir Alan Cottrell