Background
Harrison, Richard was born on October 8, 1920 in London. Son of Geoffrey Arthur and Theodora Beatrice (West) Harrison.
Harrison, Richard was born on October 8, 1920 in London. Son of Geoffrey Arthur and Theodora Beatrice (West) Harrison.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, England, 1941. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, England, 1944. MBBChir, 1945; Doctor of Science, Glasgow University, 1948.
Doctor of Medicine, Cambridge University, 1953.
Demonstrator St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College University London, 1944-1946, lecturer in anatomy Charing Cross Hospital Medical College, 1947-1951. Professor anatomy London Hospital Medical College, 1954-1968. Professor physiology Royal Institution, London, 1962-1968.
Professor anatomy University Cambridge, England, 1968-1982, professor emeritus England, since 1982. Governor London Hospital, 1963-1968.
Chairman Farm Animal Welfare Council Ministry Agriculture, London, 1979-1988. Trustee British Museum Natural History, 1984-1988. Science adviser Ministry Environment, Paris, 1986-1989.
Fellow Royal Society London, Downing College Cambridge University (honorary), American Association Anatomists (honorary), Society Marine Mammalogy (honorary).
Married Barbara Jean Fuller, 1967 (deceased 1988). Married Gianetta Drake, 1990.