Background
Melvill-Jones, Geoffrey was born on January 14, 1923 in Cambridge, England. Son of Benett and Dorothy Laxton (Jotham) Melvill J. emigrated to Canada, 1961, naturalized, 1974.
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Geoffrey Melvill-Jones
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Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge U., 1944; Master of Arts, Cambridge U., 1947; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Cambridge U., 1949.
Career
House surgeon, Middlesex (England) Hospital, 1950; senior house surgeon in otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, 1950-1951; science officer, Medical Research Council Great Britain, 1955-1961; associate professor physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1961-1968; professor, McGill University, 1968-1992; professor emeritus, McGill University, since 1992; Hosmer research professor, McGill University, 1978-1992; director aerospace medical research unit, McGill University, 1961-1989. Adjunct Professor department clinical neuroscience, faculty medicine U. Calgary, since 1992;visiting professor Stanford University, 1971-1972, College de France, 1979, 95. AshtonGraybiel lecturer United States Naval Aerospace Laboratory, Florida.
Achievements
Membership
Flying personnel medical officer Royal Air Force, 1951-1955. Fellow Canada Aero. and Space Institute, Aerospace Medical Association (Harry G. Armstrong Lectureship award 1968, Arnold D. Tuttle award 1971), Royal Society (London), Royal Society Canada (McLaughlin medal 1991), Royal Aero. Society (London) (Stewart Memorial award 1989, Buchanan Barbour award 1990).
Member United Kingdom Physiological Society, Canada Physiological Society, Canada Society Aviation Medicine, International Collegium Otolaryngology, Society Neurosci., Bárány Society (Gold medal 1988).
Connections
Married Jenny Marigold Burnaby, June 21, 1953. Children— Katharine F., Francis H., Andrew J., Dorothy H.
