Zuckerman, Solly, Baron (scientist and public servant)

Zuckerman received a degree in anatomy from the University of Cape Town in 1923 and remained there as a demonstrator until moving to Britain in 1926. He studied medicine at University College London and qualified as a doctor in 1928.

He served as a research anatomists to the zoological society of London (1928-32), and was research associate at Yale University (1932 – 34) before moving to Oxford University as demonstrator and lecturer human anatomy. Zuckerman studies of primate captivity were among the first to relate their sexual and social behavior to their reproduction physiology, especially hormone level, and resulted in Social Life of Monkeys, and Apes (1932).

During World War 2 he acted as scientific adviser, initially investigating the effects of bomb explosions and conducting a survey of air raid casualties. He later concerned with planning air attacks. After the war he became a professor of anatomy at Birmingham University (1945 – 68) and in 1955, honorary secretary of the Zoological Society of London, which he sought to revitalize.

In 1977 he was appointed its president. Zuckerman served on numerous government committees, notably as chief scientific advisor to the ministry of defense (1960-66) and to the government (1964-71). He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1943. His books include, A System of Anatomy (1961), Scientists and War (1966), and Nuclear reality and Illusion (1982).
Zuckerman, Solly, Baron (scientist and public servant)