Please answer the following question: Facts: - yearsactive: 1941-1997 - death date: 29 march 1997 - spouse: ruby - children: three daughters - birth date: 7 november 1916 - awards: padma prize morten grove rasmussen memorial award imc silver jubilee award shri afmc hall of fame karl landsteiner memorial - name: george william gregory bird - death place: birmingham , england - birth place: bombay , india - occupation: haematologist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george william gregory bird .
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george william gregory bird was a british medical doctor , academic , researcher and haematologist known for his expertise in the fields of blood transfusion and immunohaematology .he founded the department of transfusion medicine at the armed forces medical college , pune and was inducted into their hall of fame in 2010 .a winner of the karl landsteiner memorial prize and morten grove rasmussen memorial award of the american association of blood banks , gregory bird was honoured by the government of india in 1963 , with the award of padma shri , the fourth highest indian civilian award for his services to the nation .