Bracegirdle, Brian

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BRACEGIRDLE, Brian

BRACEGIRDLE, Brian. British, b. 1933. Genres: Archaeology/Antiquities, Biology, Photography, Sciences. Career: Research Consultant in Microscopy and Fellow, Science Museum, London, since 1990 (Assistant Director and Head of Collections Management, 1987-89). Technician in industry, 1950-57; Biology Master, Erith Grammar School. 1958-61; Sr. Lecturer in Biology, St. Katharine's Coll., London, 1961-64; Head, Depts. of Natural Science and Learning Resources, Coll. of All Saints, London, 1964-77; Keeper, Wellcome Museum of the History of Medicine, London, 1977-87. Secretary, then Chairman, Institute of Medicine and Biological Illustration, 1971-75. Former Chairman, Fellowship and Associateship Panel, Royal Photographic Society. Publications: (with W.H. Freeman) An Atlas of Embryology, 1963, 1967, 1978; (with W.H. Freeman) An Atlas of Histology, 1966; Photography for Books and Reports, 1970; (with W.H. Freeman) An Atlas of Invertebrate Structure, 1971; (with P.H. Miles) An Atlas of Plant Structure, vol. I, 1971, vol. II, 1973; The Archaeology of the Industrial Revolution, 1973; (with P.H. Miles) Thomas Telford, 1973; (with P.H. Miles) The Darbys and the Ironbridge Gorge, 1974; (with W.H. Freeman) An Advanced Atlas of Histology, 1976; (with P.H. Miles) An Atlas of Chordate Structure, 1977; The Evolution of Microtechnique, 1978, 1986; (ed.) Beads of Glass: Leeuwenhoek and the Early Microscope, 1983; (ed.) Microscopal Papers from the Quekett, 1989; (with J.B. McCormick) The Microscopic Photographs of J.B. Dancer, 1993; (ed.) Cumulative Index to the Quekett Journals, 1994; Scientific PhotoMACROgraphy, 1995; (with S. Bradbury) Modern PhotoMICROgraphy, 1995; Notes on Modern Microscope Manufacturers, 1996; Microscopical Mounts and Mounters, 1998; (with S. Bradbury) An Introduction to the Light Microscope, 1998. Address: Cold Aston Lodge, Cold Aston. Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 3BN, England.