William Whiteman Carlton Topley FRS (19 January 1886 – 21 January 1944) was a

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. He was elected a

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in 1930. He gave the

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in 1919 and the Milroy Lectures in 1926.Munks Roll Details for William Whiteman Carlton Topley, Lives of the Fellows, Royal College of Physicians
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in 1942.

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*http://mansfield.osu.edu/~sabedon/bgnws026.pdf 1886 births 1944 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Fellows of the Royal Society Royal Medal winners {{UK-biologist-stub