Background
Chance, Michael Robin Alexander was born on January 19, 1915 in Birmingham, England. Son of Clinton Frederick and Janet (Whyte) Chance.
educator ethologist Pharmacologist
Chance, Michael Robin Alexander was born on January 19, 1915 in Birmingham, England. Son of Clinton Frederick and Janet (Whyte) Chance.
Bachelor of Science, University London, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Birmingham, England, 1948. Doctor of Science, University Birmingham, 1957.
Research assistant, National Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom, 1936-1937;
pharmacologist, Glaxo laboratories, London, 1937-1946;
director laboratory, Peckham Health Center, London, 1946;
lecturer in experimental pharmacology Medical School, U. Birmingham, England, 1946-1966;
reader in ethology, U. Birmingham, England, 1966-1982;
founder, Social Sys. Institute, Birmingham, since 1980. Honorary research associate anthropology U. College London, 1965.
1st president Across Species Comparison and Psychiatry, University Texas, Galveston, 1990.
Secretary Socialist Clarity Group, London, 1938-1940. Fellow Institute Biology.
Married Marie Eleanor Kean, November 7, 1942. Children: Neil Peter, Annette.