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Paul Fatt

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Born (1924-01-13)13 January 1924
Died 28 September 2014(2014-09-28) (aged 90)
Spouse(s)
  • Ione Copplestone
  • Gertrude Falk
  • Carla Wartenberg
Scientific career
Institutions University College London
Thesis Neuro-muscular transmission (1950)
Influences Bernard Katz
John Eccles
Influenced Jonathan Ashmore

Paul Fatt FRS (13 January 1924 – 28 September 2014) was a British neuroscientist, who was a professor at University College London. With Bernard Katz, he developed the "quantal hypothesis" for neurotransmitters.

Personal life

Paul married three times: Ione Copplestone (1926-2016) with whom he had three children: Michael (1954), Laura (1955), Harriet (1957); Gertrude Falk (1926–2008) with whom he had one child, Ilsa; and Carla Wartenberg fom 1985 till his death.

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