Background
Beale, Geoffrey Herbert was born on June 11, 1913 in London. Son of Herbert Walter and Elsie (Beaton) Beale.
Beale, Geoffrey Herbert was born on June 11, 1913 in London. Son of Herbert Walter and Elsie (Beaton) Beale.
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College, London, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, London University, 1938. Doctor of Science (honorary), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 1996.
Research associate John Innes Horticultural Institute, London, 1935-1940, Carnegie Institute, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 1947. Rockefeller fellow Indiana University, Bloomington, 1947-1948. From lecturer to senior lecturer University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1948-1963, Royal Society research professor, 1963-1978.
Genetics of Paramecium aurelia 1954, Extranuclear Genetics (with Jonathan Knowles) 1978.
Served with British Army, 1941-1946. Fellow Royal Society (London), Royal Society (Edinburgh).
Fellow Royal Society (London)
Royal Society (Edinburgh).
Music, languages.
Married Betty McCallum, March 16, 1949 (deceased 1969). Children: Andrew, Steven, Duncan.