Robert Geoffrey Edwards (1925 - 2013)

Born 27 Sep 1925 in Batley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 10 Apr 2013 at age 87 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

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Nobel Prize recipient in Physiology or Medicine for the development of in vitro fertilization

Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards was born in 1925. Robert's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1925 in the Dewsbury district.^[1] He was an English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular. Along with the surgeon Patrick Steptoe, Edwards successfully pioneered conception through IVF, which led to the birth of Louise Brown on 25 July 1978. They founded the first IVF program for infertile patients and trained other scientists in their techniques. Edwards was the founding editor-in-chief of Human Reproduction in 1986. In 2010, Edwards was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the development of in vitro fertilization". He died in 2013.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 4 April 2024)
   Edwards, Robert Geoffrey (Mother's maiden name: Street).
   GRO Reference: 1925 Oct-Nov-Dec in Dewsbury Volume 09B Page 760.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Sir Robert Edwards
• Wikidata: Item Q104913, en:Wikipedia