Background
Tait, Sylvia Agnes Sophia was born on January 8, 1917 in Tumen, Siberia, Russia. Daughter of James William and Ludmila (Zaharof) Wardropper. arrived in England, 1920, United States, 1958.
Tait, Sylvia Agnes Sophia was born on January 8, 1917 in Tumen, Siberia, Russia. Daughter of James William and Ludmila (Zaharof) Wardropper. arrived in England, 1920, United States, 1958.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology with honors, University College, London, 1939. Doctor of Science (honorary), Hull University, 1979.
Research assistant anatomy department, Oxford (England) University, 1941-1944; biological research assistant Courtauld Institute Biochemistry, Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London U., 1944-1955; member Medical Research Council external science staff biochemistry department, Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London U., 1955-1958; joint head department medical physics Medical Research Council biophysics-endocrinology, Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London U., 1970-1982; senior scientist, Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 1958-1970; retired. Member-at-large Howard Florey Institute Experimental Physiology and Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, since 1973.
Married Anthony James Simpson, April 6, 1940 (deceased October 1941). Married James Francis Tait, September 1, 1956.