Cyril Clarke

He was honoured for his pioneering work on prevention of Rh disease of the newborn and also for his work on the genetics of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). Later Honorary Nuffield Research Fellow Department of Genetics and Emeritus Professor of Medicine University of Liverpool. 1967 - Lumleian lecture to Royal College of Physicians on Prevention of Rh-Haemolytic Disease
1969 - Order of the British Empire (CBE)
19 March 1970 - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1972 to 1977 - President of the Royal College of Physicians of London.

Sir Cyril Astley Clarke KBE FRCP FRCOG (Hon) FRC Path FRS (22 August 1907 – 21 November 2000) was a British physician geneticist and lepidopterist. He was honoured for his pioneering work on prevention of Rh disease of the newborn and also for his work on the genetics of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths).