Jack Cohen, FIBiol (born 19 September 1933 in Norwich) is a British reproductive biologist also known for his popular science books and involvement with science fiction.
Cohen was born 19 September 1933 in Norwich, but grew up in Stoke Newington. His father was killed at the end of the Second World War. His grandfather was a rabbi and he himself was an observant Jew, but later became an atheist. Nevertheless he continued to attend the synagogue f...
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Jack Cohen, FIBiol (born 19 September 1933 in Norwich) is a British reproductive biologist also known for his popular science books and involvement with science fiction.
Cohen was born 19 September 1933 in Norwich, but grew up in Stoke Newington. His father was killed at the end of the Second World War. His grandfather was a rabbi and he himself was an observant Jew, but later became an atheist. Nevertheless he continued to attend the synagogue for cultural reasons. Has been married three times, and has six children.
He studied at University College, Hull obtaining a BSc (external degree of the University of London) in 1954. He obtained his PhD in Zoology at the same institution, (by then Hull University) in 1957. He went to the University of Birmingham for post-doctoral work, and was appointed Lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Comparative Physiology in 1959. He worked for a year at Harvard Medical School then returned to Birmingham as a Senior Lecturer in 1968, a position he...
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