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Anne McLaren

1927 - 2007

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Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, (26 April 1927 – 7 July 2007) was a British scientist who was a leading figure in developmental biology. She paved the way for women in science and her work helped lead to human in vitro fertilisation (IVF). She left an enduring legacy marked by her research and ethical contributions to the field. She received many honors for her contributions to science, including election as fellow of the Royal Society. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anne McLaren is the 982nd most popular biologist (down from 851st in 2019), the 4,721st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,132nd in 2019) and the 166th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Anne McLaren ranks 982 out of 1,097. Before her are Miriam Rothschild, Johann Gottfried Zinn, Zinaida Yermolyeva, Dukinfield Henry Scott, Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, and Lancelot Hogben. After her are Alister Hardy, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, Heinrich Kuhl, Frederic Moore, David Prain, and John Cassin.

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Among people born in 1927, Anne McLaren ranks 398. Before her are Igor Dmitriev, Jim Elliot, Jean-Jacques Guissart, Olle Håkansson, John Buscema, and Harvey Korman. After her are Carmen Zapata, Roberto Bussinello, Edward Abbey, Howard Zieff, Walter Giller, and Vladimir Motyl. Among people deceased in 2007, Anne McLaren ranks 345. Before her are Maria Kwaśniewska, Teoctist Arăpașu, R. B. Kitaj, Tammy Faye Messner, Madeleine L'Engle, and Josep Pintat Solans. After her are David Halberstam, Fred Saberhagen, Muhammad Osman Said, Fenny Heemskerk, José Antonio Roca, and Jurga Ivanauskaitė.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anne McLaren ranks 4,722 out of 8,785. Before her are Dru Drury (1725), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), Christian Coulson (1978), Lancelot Hogben (1895), and Madge Adam (1912). After her are Thomas Clarkson (1760), Harry Stafford (1869), Roma Ryan (1950), Owain Gwynedd (1100), Bryn Terfel (1965), and George E. P. Box (1919).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Anne McLaren ranks 166. Before her are Irene Manton (1904), Sydney Parkinson (1745), Miriam Rothschild (1908), Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854), Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), and Lancelot Hogben (1895). After her are Alister Hardy (1896), Frederic Moore (1830), David Prain (1857), George Montagu (1751), John Claudius Loudon (1783), and Edward Lhuyd (1660).

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