Robert Edwards (physiologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Edwards (physiologist)

English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1925

Place of Birth: Batley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Apr-2013

Profession: physician, biologist, physiologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards (27 September 1925 – 10 April 2013) was an English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular.
Along with the surgeon Patrick Steptoe, and the nurse Jean Purdy, Edwards successfully pioneered conception through IVF, which led to the birth of Louise Brown on 25 July 1978.
They founded the first IVF programme for infertile patients and trained other scientists in their techniques.
Edwards was the founding editor-in-chief of Human Reproduction in 1986.
In 2010, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the development of in vitro fertilization".