James Shields | |
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Born |
Edinburgh, Scotland | 21 November 1918
Died | 20 June 1978
London, England | (aged 59)
Nationality | Scottish |
Education |
Merton College, Oxford London School of Economics |
Known for |
Schizophrenia research Twin studies |
Spouse | Elizabeth Shields |
Children | Julia (now Julia Donaldson, children's writer) and Mary (now Mary Moore) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychiatric genetics |
Institutions | Maudsley Hospital |
James Shields (21 November 1918 – 20 June 1978) was a Scottish psychiatric geneticist and twin researcher. [1] In the 1960s, he worked with Irving Gottesman on a twin study of schizophrenia at the Medical Research Council Psychiatric Genetics Unit at Maudsley Hospital in London, England. This study, known as the Maudsley twin study, is now considered a landmark in the field. [2] He had previously begun working for Eliot Slater at Maudsley after serving in the United Kingdom's Royal Artillery during World War II. [3] He was a fellow of the Eugenics Society and the International Society for Twin Studies. [1] After Shields died in 1978, Gottesman founded the annual James Shields Award for Lifetime Contributions to Twin Research in his honor. [4]
James Shields | |
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Born |
Edinburgh, Scotland | 21 November 1918
Died | 20 June 1978
London, England | (aged 59)
Nationality | Scottish |
Education |
Merton College, Oxford London School of Economics |
Known for |
Schizophrenia research Twin studies |
Spouse | Elizabeth Shields |
Children | Julia (now Julia Donaldson, children's writer) and Mary (now Mary Moore) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychiatric genetics |
Institutions | Maudsley Hospital |
James Shields (21 November 1918 – 20 June 1978) was a Scottish psychiatric geneticist and twin researcher. [1] In the 1960s, he worked with Irving Gottesman on a twin study of schizophrenia at the Medical Research Council Psychiatric Genetics Unit at Maudsley Hospital in London, England. This study, known as the Maudsley twin study, is now considered a landmark in the field. [2] He had previously begun working for Eliot Slater at Maudsley after serving in the United Kingdom's Royal Artillery during World War II. [3] He was a fellow of the Eugenics Society and the International Society for Twin Studies. [1] After Shields died in 1978, Gottesman founded the annual James Shields Award for Lifetime Contributions to Twin Research in his honor. [4]