Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman

The Right Honourable

The Lord Zuckerman

OM KCB FRS
The Right Honourable; The Lord Zuckerman; OM KCB FRS
	Zuckerman photographed in Tobruk in 1943 during the Western Desert Campaign
Born	Solomon Zuckerman; 30 May 1904; Cape Town, Cape Colony; (modern-day South Africa)
Died	1 April 1993 (aged 88); London, England, United Kingdom
Citizenship	British
Alma mater	University of Cape Town; Yale University
Spouse	Lady Joan Isaacs (m. 1939)
Children	2
Awards	Order of Merit; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Knight Bachelor; Companion of the Order of the Bath; FRS (1943);
	Scientific career
Fields	Zoology, anatomy, operational research
Institutions	University of Oxford; University of Birmingham; University of East Anglia

Solomon "Solly" Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman OM KCB FRS (30 May 1904 – 1 April 1993) was a British public servant, zoologist and operational research pioneer. He is best remembered as a scientific advisor to the Allies on bombing strategy in the Second World War, for his work to advance the cause of nuclear non-proliferation, and for his role in bringing attention to global economic issues.

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