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IN 1943 Dr. F. H. A. Marshall officially retired from the readership in agricultural physiology in the University of Cambridge on account of age, but he consented to carry on with the duties during the war period. These duties he relinquished at the beginning of 1946. By the production of his book on “The Physiology of Reproduction” in 1910, and the subsequent edition in 1922, Marshall laid the foundations for much scientific work on this subject both in Great Britain and in the United States: the discovery of the hormones of the anterior pituitary and much of the modern science of endocrinology was stimulated by the publication of his book. In addition, as reader in agricultural physiology at the School of Agriculture, Cambridge, he initiated the application of the science of physiology to the problems of animal production and has stimulated and encouraged many generations of agricultural students to study the animal and the way it works, to the great advantage of the animal-breeding industry. His work has been recognized by a number of academic distinctions and by the award of the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1940. It is felt, however, by many of his friends, that some more personal tribute should be paid to him on this occasion, and a fund is, therefore, being set up at the School of Agriculture, Cambridge1, in order to make him a presentation, a part of which it is hoped to use for a portrait.
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Retirement of Dr. F. H. A. Marshall, C.B.E., F.R.S. Nature 157, 618 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157618b0
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