Background
HORN, Gabriel was born on December 9, 1927. Son of late A. Horn.
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Gabriel Horn
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He attended Handsworth Technical School, Handsworth, Birmingham.
Career
His research was into the neural mechanisms of learning and memory. He served in the Royal Air Force, before studying for a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Birmingham. Horn"s first academic position was in 1956 at the Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge as a Demonstrator in Anatomy.
He became a Lecturer and then a Reader, before leaving to become Professor of Anatomy at the University of Bristol in 1974.
In 1975, while at Bristol, he obtained an his Doctor of Science degree. In 1977, he returned to Cambridge to head the Department of Zoology.
He retired in 1995 and was Emeritus Professor. He was Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from 1992 to 1999 and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the university from 1994 to 1997.
He remained a fellow of Sidney Sussex College after 1999 until his death, and was a fellow of King"s College, Cambridge, from 1962 to 1974 and from 1978 until 1992.
Achievements
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He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1986, receiving their Royal Medal in 2001. He was given an Honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Birmingham in 1999 and by the University of Bristol in 2003. He was knighted in the 2002 New Year "for services to Neurobiology and to the Advancement of Scientific Research".
Membership
Royal Society.
Interests
Connections
Married 1st Ann L. Doctorate. Soper in 1952 (divorced in 1979), two son two daughter. Married 2nd Priscilla Barrett in 1980.
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Nationality
British