Rosalind Pitt-Rivers

Rosalind Pitt-Rivers
Born
Rosalind Venetia Henley

(1907-03-04)4 March 1907
London, England
Died14 January 1990(1990-01-14) (aged 82)
Hinton St Mary, Dorset, England
EducationBedford College
Spouse
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(m. 1931; div. 1937)​
AwardsFRS (1954)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
WorkplacesNational Institute for Medical Research

Rosalind Venetia Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers FRS (née Henley; 4 March 1907 – 14 January 1990) was a British biochemist. She became the second president of the European Thyroid Association in 1971, succeeding Jean Roche and preceding Jack Gross in the position; the three played a role in the discovery of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3).

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