Gabriel Horn

Gabriel Horn

Sir Gabriel Horn, FRS (born 9 December 1927) is a British biologist. His research is into the neural mechanisms of learning and memory.

He was Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Bristol, 1974–77, then Professor of Zoology, University of Cambridge, 1978–95 (now Emeritus Professor). He was Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, 1992–99. He remains a fellow of King's College, Cambridge

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1986, receiving their Royal Medal in 2001. He was knighted in 2002.

External links

* [http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/horn.htm Research summary, Department of Zoology website]


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