Background
Lennard-Jones, John Edward was born on January 29, 1927 in Bristol, England. Son of John Edward and Kathleen Mary Lennard-Jones.
Lennard-Jones, John Edward was born on January 29, 1927 in Bristol, England. Son of John Edward and Kathleen Mary Lennard-Jones.
Bachelor, Corpus Christ College, Cambridge, England, 1947. Master of Arts, Corpus Christ College, Cambridge, England, 1951. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Cambridge, 1953.
Doctor of Medicine, University Cambridge, 1965. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Kingston, 1999.
Member medical research council industrial medicine and burns unit Birmingham Accident Hospital, 1947-1948. House surgeon, house physician University College Hospital, London, 1953-1954. Senior house officer Manchester (England) Royal Infirmary, 1954-1955.
Registrar Central Middlesex Hospital, 1956-1958, senior registrar, 1961-1963, member medical research council gastroenterology research unit, 1963-1974. Registrar, member medical research council department clinical research University College Hospital, London, 1958-1961, consultant physician, 1965-1974. Professor gastroenterology Royal London Hospital, Medical College, 1974—1987.
Consultant gastroenterologist St. Mark's Hospital, London, 1965-1992. Retired, 1992
Chairman British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 1991-1995, Sir Halley Stewart Trust, 1997-2007.
Circuit steward Methodist Church, London, 1986-1992. Fellow Royal College Physicians London, Royal College Surgeons London, University College London, Royal Society Medicine London (honorary). Member National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease (honorary life president since 1992), British Society Gastroenterology (honorary, honorary secretary 1965-1970, president 1983, chairman clinical services committee 1986-1990), Digestive Disorders Foundation (president 1992-2000), Association Gastrointestinal Physiologists (president 2002-2003), Swedish Society Gastroenterology (honorary), Swiss Society Gastroenterology (honorary) Netherlands Society Gastroenterology (honorary), South African Society Gastroenterology (honorary), French Society Coloproctology (honorary).
Married Verna Margaret Down, February 19, 1955. Children: David, Peter, Andrew, Timothy.