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SIR JOSEPH BABCBOFT retires this year from the chair of physiology in Cambridge to which he succeeded on the death of Langley in 1925. Throughout an active life, Sir Joseph has played a prominent part in maintaining the high tradition of the Cambridge school of physiology. He has made many important contributions to knowledge, and has taught others to do the same, but his greatest contribution to physiology has been through his indirect influence on younger men. His enthusiasm, his good humour, his attractive style of writing and speaking, and his unusual gift for putting the results of profound thought into simple language, have inspired many with a love of physiology which has influenced them throughout their lives. As head of a large laboratory, he has found time to take a friendly interest in many different investigations without actively interfering with the natural development of the ideas of his colleagues.
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Sir Joseph Barcroft, C.B.E., F.R.S.. Nature 139, 436 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139436b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/139436b0