Geoffrey T. Franglen

Geoffrey T. Franglen
Born(1925-05-13)13 May 1925
Died5 October 2004(2004-10-05) (aged 79)
EducationQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School
University of Exeter
Known forMedical School Admissions: Report of a formal investigation into St. George's Hospital Medical School (1988)
Scientific career
FieldsClinical chemistry
Contemporary photography
WorkplacesSt George's Hospital, London

Geoffrey Theodore Franglen (13 May 1925- 5 October 2004) was a British photographer and chemical pathologist at St George's Hospital, London.

Early life and education

Geoffrey T. Franglen was born in 1925 in France.[1] His childhood was spent in Crediton, Devon, where he attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.[2] In 1944 he joined the Royal Naval Reserve as midshipman.[3]

Franglen attended the University of Exeter, where he studied graphic design, lithography and engraving.[1] He later earned a doctorate, became a member of the Royal College of Pathologists and of the Royal Photographic Society.[1][4]

Career

Franglen was a co-founder and secretary of a group of contemporary photographers, who took part in a touring photography exhibition in the 1960s and early 1970s, called 'Modfot'.[5][6]

By 1973 he had writtin on a formal statistical method used to determine if research results were genuine or due to chance.[7][8] He later developed a controversial computer programme at St George's Hospital, that had discriminated against non-Caucasians and female candidates by deliberately reducing their likelihood of being offered an interview..[9][10]

Personal and family

Franglen married Venetia, a physiologist at King's College, and after retirement moved to Hereford.[11]

Death

Franglen died on 5 October 2004 in Hereford.[12]

Selected publications

  • Franglen, G. T.; McGarry, E.; Spencer, A. G. (July 1953). "Renal function and the excretion of potassium in acute alkalosis". The Journal of Physiology. 121 (1): 35–45. doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1953.sp004928. ISSN 0022-3751. PMC 1366053. PMID 13085297.
  • Franglen, G. T.; Martin, N. H. (August 1954). "The interaction of dyes with proteins on paper with special reference to paper electrophoresis". The Biochemical Journal. 57 (4): 626–630. doi:10.1042/bj0570626. ISSN 0264-6021. PMC 1269813. PMID 13198812.
  • Franglen, Geoffrey; Gosselin, Cécile (April 1958). "Separation of Metastable Polymers by Starch Gel Electrophoresis". Nature. 181 (4616): 1152–1152. doi:10.1038/1811152a0. ISSN 1476-4687.
  • Fraglen, G. (January 1958). "The dye uptake of native and modified serum proteins". Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry. 3 (1): 63–67. doi:10.1016/0009-8981(58)90057-3. ISSN 0009-8981.
  • Franglen, G. (1 November 1967). "The role of plasma albumin and its relation to its structure". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 60 (11 Part 1): 1072–1074. doi:10.1177/003591576706011P105. ISSN 0035-9157. PMC 1902076. PMID 6060690.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 The British Journal of Photography. H. Greenwood. 1975. p. iv.
  2. ↑ "Speeches at annual prize-giving day - Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Crediton". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 1 August 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 30 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Arhives.
  3. ↑ National Library of Scotland; Edinburgh, Scotland; British Navy Lists. National Library of Scotland. 2020. p. 1708.
  4. ↑ Who's who in Science in Europe. F. Hodgson. 1967. p. 1003. ISBN 978-0-85280-211-3.
  5. ↑ Creative Camera. Coo Press Limited. 1971. p. 38.
  6. ↑ The Photographic Journal: Official Organ of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain and the Photographic Alliance. The Society. 1990. p. 227.
  7. ↑ Pomeranz, Ruth (1973). The Lady Apprentices: A Study of Transition in Nurse Training. Bell. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7135-1868-9.
  8. ↑ Sowemimo, Annabel (2023). "10. The technology will be colonised". Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare. Profile Books. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-78283-909-5.
  9. ↑ Simons, Geoffrey Leslie (1989). Silicon Psychosis: Derangement in the Global Network. Harvester Wheatsheaf. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7108-1307-7.
  10. ↑ Veitch, Andrew (25 February 1988). "Computer programmed in prejudice". The Guardian. p. 4.
  11. ↑ Naftalin, Richard (2007). "Venetia Franglen 1941–2007" (PDF). Physiology News (69): 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Obituary notice". The Daily Telegraph. 8 October 2004. p. 30.
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