Geoffrey T. Franglen
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Geoffrey T. Franglen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 May 1925 |
| Died | 5 October 2004 (aged 79) |
| Education | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School University of Exeter |
| Known for | Medical School Admissions: Report of a formal investigation into St. George's Hospital Medical School (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Clinical chemistry Contemporary photography |
| Institutions | St George's Hospital, London |
Geoffrey Theodore Franglen (13 May 1925- 5 October 2004) was a British photographer and chemical pathologist at St George's Hospital, London.
Geoffrey T. Franglen was born in 1925 in France.[1] His childhood was spent in Crediton, Devon, where he attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.[2] In 1944 he joined the Royal Naval Reserve as midshipman.[3]
Franglen attended the University of Exeter, where he studied graphic design, lithography and engraving.[1] He later earned a doctorate, became a member of the Royal College of Pathologists and of the Royal Photographic Society.[1][4]
Career
Franglen was a co-founder and secretary of a group of contemporary photographers, who took part in a touring photography exhibition in the 1960s and early 1970s, called 'Modfot'.[5][6]
By 1973 he had writtin on a formal statistical method used to determine if research results were genuine or due to chance.[7][8] He later developed a computer programme at St George's Hospital.[9][10]
Personal and family
Death
Franglen died on 5 October 2004 in Hereford.[12]