John Bradfield

Sir John Richard Grenfell Bradfield, (20 May 1925 – 13 October 2014) was a British biologist and entrepreneur, most famous for his role as the founder of Cambridge Science Park, the first Science Park in Europe.

Education Sir John was a former pupil of the Cambridge and County High School for Boys — now Hills Road Sixth Form College — where he won a scholarship in 1942 to study natural sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Cambridge Science Park and career Bradfield was Senior Bursar of Trinity College from 1956 to 1992. He was manager of Cambridge Science Park until his retirement in 1992.

In 2007 he was awarded a knighthood in the New Year honours list in recognition of his services to science, business and to the community of Cambridge.

Death Sir John died on 13 October 2014, aged 89, under the Great Gate at Trinity College on his way to attend a dinner for the current tenants of Cambridge Science Park.