Keith Vickerman

Keith Vickerman was a British zoologist born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.^[1] He was Regius Professor of Zoology in the University of Glasgow, 1984–98.^[2] He was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1996. A Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, he was one of the organization's founding members.^[1]

Born(1933-03-21)21 March 1933

Huddersfield, Yorkshire^[1]

Died28 June 2016(2016-06-28) (aged 83)

SpouseMoira Dutton^[1]

AwardsFellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Linnean Medal (1906)

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Keith Vickerman FRS FRSE FMedSci
Born	(1933-03-21)21 March 1933 Huddersfield, Yorkshire[1]
Died	28 June 2016(2016-06-28) (aged 83)
Spouse	Moira Dutton[1]
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Linnean Medal (1906)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Academic work
Main interests	Natural history, Zoology, Parasitology

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Vickerman was the one who made the discovery that antigenic variation could occur in eukaryotic cells, namely in protozoa.^[1]