Humphrey Edward Melville Kay

Background

Kay, Humphrey Edward Melville was born on October 10, 1923 in Croydon, England. Son of Arnold Innes and Winifred Julia (Cox) Kay.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London, 1945; Doctor of Medicine, St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London, 1949.

Career

Consultant haematologist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, 1956-1984; professor haematology, Institute Cancer Research, London, since 1982. Secretary Medical Research Council Leukaemia Committee, London, 1968-1984.

Achievements

• Humphrey Edward Melville Kay has been listed as a noteworthy Haematologist, natural historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Royal Air Force, 1947-1949, Aden. Member Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (conservation committee chairman 1986-1996), Royal Society for Nature Conservation (conservation and science committee 1988-1996).

Connections

Married April Lavinia Powlett, September 9, 1950 (deceased October 17, 1990). Children: Virginia, Sarah, James. Married Sallie Diana Perry, November 26, 1996.

Father:

Arnold Innes Kay

Mother:

Winifred Julia (Cox) Kay

Spouse:

April Lavinia Powlett

Spouse:

Sallie Diana Perry

child:

Virginia Kay

child:

Sarah Kay

child:

James Kay