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John Graham Kerr

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British zoologist and politician (1869-1957)

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Sir John Graham Kerr, known to his friends as Graham Kerr, was a British embryologist and Unionist Member of Parliament (MP). He is best known for his studies of the embryology of lungfishes. He was involved in ship camouflage in the First World War, and his pupil Hugh B.

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1955Linnean Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Knight Bachelor

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Sir John Graham Kerr, known to his friends as Graham Kerr, was a British embryologist and Unionist Member of Parliament (MP). He is best known for his studies of the embryology of lungfishes. He was involved in ship camouflage in the First World War, and his pupil Hugh B. Cott influenced military camouflage in the Second World War.

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United Kingdom
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1869 to 1957 · aged 87
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