Correspondence regarding Marta Vojtiskova, 1979-1980
File
Identifier: Coll-1364/6/8
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is chiefly concerned with the potential visit of Marta Vojtiskova to Edinburgh following the death of Alena Lengerova. The papers also include Frank Lilly's obituary for Lengerova. Correspondents with Beatty include Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch and Anne McLaren.
Dates
- Creation: 1979-1980
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form.
Biographical / Historical
Vojtiskova had conducted work on mouse spermatozoa in the ARC Unit of Animal Genetics for a fixed period in April 1968 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow salaried from Beatty's Ford Foundation grant.
Extent
1 folder
Physical Location
CLX-A-1097
Subject
- Gluecksohn-Waelsch, Salome, 1907-2007 (geneticist, co-founder of the field of developmental genetics) (Person)
- Lengerova, Alena, 1924-1979 (immunologist) (Person)
- Lilly, Frank, 1930-1995 (geneticist) (Person)
- McLaren, Anne, Dame, 1927-2007 (developmental biologist and director, MRC Mammalian Development Unit, London) (Person)
- Vojtiskova, Marta, fl 1980 (immunologist) (Person)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Beatty, Richard Alan, 1915-2005 (reproductive biologist) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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+44(0)131 650 8379
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk