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Professor Richard Darwin Keynes

Professor Richard Darwin Keynes, MA, PHD, SCD, CBE, FRS
14 August 1919 – 12 June 2010

The College is saddened to report the death on 12 June 2010 of Richard Keynes. A graduate of Trinity College, Richard was elected to a Title E (Extraordinary) Fellowship of the College on 1 January 1961, joining Francis Crick, Charles P. Snow and John Oriel in this distinguished category. Richard was appointed Professor of Physiology in 1973. He served on numerous College committees, including many years as Chair of the Archives Committee He was elected to a Title D (Pensioner) Fellowship in 1986.