About Shirley Ratcliffe
Lived 1932 – 2013 (aged 80–81). Shirley Ratcliffe was a physician, pediatrician and scientist.
Shirley Geraldine Ratcliffe (September 1932 – 17 July 2013) was a British doctor and researcher into sex chromosome disorders.
Early life and education Shirley Geraldine Elphinstone-Roe was born in Kenya in September 1932.
Career Shortly after graduation she moved to Edinburgh to join her husband, who was in art school there at the time. Ratcliffe was part of the study from the beginning and continued with it until it ended in the mid-1990s; it became the focus of her career. She died 17 July 2013.
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Who was Shirley Ratcliffe?
British doctor and researcher (1932-2013)
When was Shirley Ratcliffe born?
Shirley Ratcliffe was born in 1932.
When did Shirley Ratcliffe die?
Shirley Ratcliffe died on 17 July 2013.
What was Shirley Ratcliffe's occupation?
Shirley Ratcliffe was a physician, pediatrician and scientist.
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