Walter Morley Fletcher
Sir Walter Fletcher | |
|---|---|
 Walter Morley Fletcher (1873-1933) | |
| Born | 21 July 1873 |
| Died | 7 June 1933 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Muscle physiology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiologist |
| Institutions | Cambridge University |
| Academic advisors | John Newport Langley |
| Notable students | Archibald Hill |
Sir Walter Morley Fletcher, KBE, FRS [1] (21 July 1873 – 7 June 1933)[2] 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.[3] 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.
He married Mary Frances Cropper, daughter of Charles James Cropper (son of James Cropper). Their son Charles Montague Fletcher married Hon. Louisa Mary Sylvia Seely, daughter of John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone. Their daughter Anne Cicely Fletcher married Rev Alfred Stephen Hopkinson, Son of John Henry Hopkinson.[4][5]
References
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- ^ "Obituary Notice: Walter Morley Fletcher. (1873-1933.)". The Biochemical Journal. 27 (5): 1333–1336. 1933. doi:10.1042/bj0271333. PMC 1253032. PMID 16745236.
- "Royal Society citation". - ^ "Trinity College Chapel - Walter Morley Fletcher". trinitycollegechapel.com. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Westmorland wedding". The Tiverton Gazette, East Devon Herald. 7 January 1936.
- ^ "Access Restricted". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2025.