Husband to Marie Stopes, botanist and geneticist.
Born Nova Scotia, Canada. His marriage to Marie Stopes was a very public failure. Co-authored a book entitled "The Inheritance of Hairy Ear Rims", amongst others.
Died London.
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Reginald Ruggles Gates
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Marie Stopes - NW3
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Sir Charles Wheatstone
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James Maxwell
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Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
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