Martin William Flack (20 March 1882 – 16 August 1931) was a British physiologist who co-discovered the
sinoatrial node with Sir
Arthur Keith in 1907.
Flack later became demonstrator of physiology at the
London Hospital and later a lecturer. He served on the
Medical Research Council and became the director of medical research for the
Royal Air Force
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. He was appointed a Commander of the
Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
in the
1919 New Year Honours
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.
Selected publications
''A Textbook of Physiology''(1919)
References
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1882 births
1931 deaths
British physiologists
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire