Author: F. T. G. Prunty
Born: 5 January 1910
Died: 24 September 1979
Bio: Dr. Francis Thomas Garnet Prunty received his B.A. degree from Trinitity College in Cambridge in 1932. He worked as a research biochemist until 1936, when he returned to his education. He received his M.B. from St Thomas's Hospital Medical School in 1941. In 1944, he became an M.D. He continued his research into chemical pathology. In 1949, he became a consultant physician and endocrinologist to the St Thomas' Hospital. In 1952 he became professor at the medical school. He retired in 1975.