George Rolleston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Rolleston

Physician and zoologist

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1829

Place of Birth: South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1881

Profession: physician, zoologist, physiologist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

George Rolleston MA MD FRCP FRS (30 July 1829 – 16 June 1881) was an English physician and zoologist.
He was the first Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology to be appointed at the University of Oxford, a post he held from 1860 until his death in 1881.
Rolleston, a friend and protégé of Thomas Henry Huxley, was an evolutionary biologist.