Alexander Gordon Bearn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Gordon Bearn

British doctor and scientist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-May-2009

Profession: university teacher, geneticist

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alexander Gordon Bearn informally Alick Bearn (March 29, 1923 – May 15, 2009), a physician, scientist and author, was professor at Rockefeller University and Cornell University Medical College.
He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and had been Executive Officer of the American Philosophical Society.
He died Friday, May 15, 2009 in Philadelphia.
Prior to his death Bearn was working on a family history that followed the Bearn family from Béarn, France to Angus, Scotland and finally to the United States.