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Wilmut Borell
Wilmut is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ian Wilmut (1944–2023), English embryologist * Roger Wilmut (), English writer See also * Wilmot (surname) Wilmot is a surname, and may refer to: * Andy Wilmot (born 1980), British racing driver *Arthur Wilmot (1845–1876), English clergyman and cricketer * Ben Wilmot (''Benjamin Lewis Wilmot''; born 1999), English footballer *Charles Wilmot, 1st Visco ... {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Wilmut
Sir Ian Wilmut, OBE FRS -- FMedSci FRSE (born 7 July 1944) is an English embryologist and Chair of the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known as the leader of the research group that in 1996 first cloned a mammal from an adult somatic cell, a Finnish Dorset lamb named Dolly. He was appointed OBE in 1999 for services to embryo development and knighted in the 2008 New Year Honours. He together with Keith Campbell and Shinya Yamanaka jointly received the 2008 Shaw Prize for Medicine and Life Sciences "for their works on the cell differentiation in mammals." Early life and education Wilmut was born in Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire, England. Wilmut's father, Leonard Wilmut, was a mathematics teacher who suffered from diabetes for fifty years, which eventually caused him to become blind. He was a student of the former Boys' High School, in Scarborough, where his father taught. Wilmut's early desire was to embark on a naval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wilmut
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmot (surname)
Wilmot is a surname, and may refer to: * Andy Wilmot (born 1980), British racing driver *Arthur Wilmot (1845–1876), English clergyman and cricketer * Ben Wilmot (''Benjamin Lewis Wilmot''; born 1999), English footballer *Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot (c. 1572 – 1644), English soldier, Lord President of Connaught (1616–1644) * Chester Wilmot (1911–1954), Australian war correspondent *David Wilmot (1814–1868), American politician *David Wilmot (actor), Irish stage, screen and television actor *Sir Edward Wilmot, 1st Baronet (1693–1786), English physician *Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester (1651–1681), wife of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester * Elizabeth Montgomery (designer), married name Elizabeth Wilmot (1902–1993), English theatre and opera costume and scenic designer *Ern Wilmot (''Ernest Ambrose Wilmot''; 1898–1988), Australian rugby league player *Frank Wilmot (also known as ''Furnley Maurice''; 1881–1942), Australian poet * Fred Wilmot (1927–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |