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Jean Medawar (Jean Shinglewood Taylor) was born on 7 February, 1913 in London, England, is a British author (1913–2005). Discover Jean Medawar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?
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Jean Shinglewood Taylor |
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| Age |
92 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
7 February, 1913 |
| Birthday |
7 February |
| Birthplace |
London, England |
| Date of death |
3 May, 2005 |
| Died Place |
London, England |
| Nationality |
London, England
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Jean Medawar Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Jean Medawar's Husband?
Her husband is Peter Medawar (m. 1937)
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Peter Medawar (m. 1937) |
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4 |
Jean Medawar Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jean Medawar worth at the age of 92 years old? Jean Medawar’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from London, England. We have estimated Jean Medawar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
writer |
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Timeline
Jean Shinglewood Medawar, Lady Medawar (née Taylor; 7 February 1913 – 3 May 2005) was a British author and a former chairman of the Family Planning Association, and wife of the British Nobel laureate Sir Peter Brian Medawar.
Medawar was born in London, England, the daughter of Katherine Leslie (née Paton) and Charles Henry Shinglewood Taylor.
Her father was a physician working in Cambridge.
Her mother was an American from St Louis, Missouri.
She attended Benenden School in Kent and she won a scholarship to study zoology.
She joined Somerville College, Oxford, and earned her BSc in zoology in 1935.
They were married on 27 February 1937.
They had two sons, Charles and Alexander, and two daughters, Caroline and Louise.
She devoted her time raising their children while her husband was committed to scientific research.
She continued to work on the origin and development of lymphocytes under Howard Florey (who later won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945) until her marriage in 1937.
In 1954, she met Margaret Pyke, Chair of the Family Planning Association, and joined the organisation.
In 1959 she became Joint Editor of the journal Family Planning (continued as Family Planning Today) alongside David Pyke, Pyke's son, and remained till 1979.
She also worked with the Citizens' Advice Bureau, the National Marriage Guidance Council and also with young offenders at HM Prison Holloway at Hampstead.
She became a member of its executive in 1960.
Her husband won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1960.
She was appointed chairman of the FPA in 1966, owing to the death of Margaret Pyke, and held the post till 1970.
She co-founded the Margaret Pyke Centre for Study and Training in Family Planning and the Margaret Pyke Memorial Trust in 1968, becoming its Director in 1976 until her death.
Together they wrote The Life Science : Current Ideas of Biology in 1977, and Aristotle to Zoos : A Philosophical Dictionary of Biology in 1984.
After death, she shared her husband's grave in the graveyard of St Andrew's Church in Alfriston in East Sussex.
Medawar published her memoir A Very Decided Preference: Life with Peter Medawar in 1990 in which she gives an account of her personal life.
She met Peter Medawar in Oxford, with the first impression that he looked 'mildly diabolical'.
She approached him for the meaning of "heuristic", which led to a continued tutorial and lasting friendship.
Her family did not want her to marry him because Peter Medawar was of Lebanese descent and was not financially well-to-do.
Her mother asked her, "What will you do if you have black babies?"
Her aunt described Medawar as having 'no background, no money', and eventually disinherited her.
