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John Mollon

b. 1944

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Born 1944. John Mollon is a British scientist.

Professor John Dixon Mollon DSc FRS. (born 12 September 1944) is a British scientist. He is a leading researcher in visual neuroscience. His work has been cited over 15,000 times. Early life Education Having graduated in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Oxford, Mollon remained at the university for his DPhil. He later received a DSc, also from Oxford.

Career Mollon was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Cambridge in 1976, a position which he held until 1993. He was then a Reader until 1998, at which point he became Professor of Visual Neuroscience. The President "is the elected senior representative of the College's Fellows and deputizes for the Master where necessary"

He has previously served as the Chairman of the Colour Group of Great Britain; the Honorary Secretary of the Experimental Psychology Society; and the President of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. He has been the President of the International Colour Vision Society since 2011.

Awards and honors Rank Prize Funds Award for Work on Genetics of Colour Vision 1988 Lord Crook Medal 2008 FRS 1999

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Important facts

Birth century
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Education
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
Positions held
President
Employers
University of Cambridge
Awards
Edgar D. Tillyer Award; Verriest Medal; Fellow of the Royal Society
Also known as
John Dixon Mollon, J. D. Mollon, John D. Mollon, John D Mollon

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John Mollon was born on 12 September 1944.

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John Mollon is a scientist.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Mollon

· Wikidata: Q19276781

· DBpedia: John Mollon

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