Harry Smith (microbiologist)

Harry Smith
Born (1921-08-07)7 August 1921
Died 10 December 2011(2011-12-10) (aged 90)
Institutions
Notable awards

Harry Smith CBE FRS FRCPath FSB (7 August 1921 – 10 December 2011) was a British microbiologist, and Professor of Microbiology, at the University of Birmingham.[1]

Life

In 1945, he was appointed assistant professor at University College Nottingham. He was a researcher at Microbiological Research Establishment at Porton Down. From 1965 to 1988, he was Chair of Microbiology at the University of Birmingham, subsequently becoming Emeritus Professor.[2][3][4][5]

Awards and honours

He was president of the Society for General Microbiology (now known as the Microbiology Society) and of the 14th International Congress of Microbiology. In the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours Smith was appointed a Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the Ministry of Defence.[2][6]

Family

In 1947, Harry Smith married Janet Holmes; they had one son and one daughter.[2]

Memorial Lecture

A Memorial Lecture in Harry Smith's honour is associated with the Institute of Microbiology & Infection at the University of Birmingham and is given annually by a world-leading scientist or policymaker in the field of microbiology. Previous Harry Smith Memorial Lecturers include Dame Sally Davies,[7] Professor David Holden and Professor Pascale Cossart.

References

  1. ↑ SMITH, Prof. Harry. Who Was Who. 2014 (online edition via Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 Cocking, Edward (28 December 2011). "Professor Harry Smith: Leading authority on virulence and bacterial infection". The Independent. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Alan Rickinson (2014). "Harry Smith CBE. 7 August 1921 — 10 December 2011". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2014.0014.
  4. ↑ "The Role of Microbial Interactions in Infectious Disease". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 297 (1088): 551–561. 11 June 1982. doi:10.1098/rstb.1982.0060.
  5. ↑ Brydon, Edward. "Harry Smith CBE FRS, 1921–2011". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53332. p. 9. 11 June 1993.
  7. ↑ "University of Birmingham". University of Birmingham.
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