| Data | source |
|---|---|
| studied medicine at Leeds, London and Edinburgh; a projector of University College; supporter of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge; | Nature, 1941 |
| attended Giggleswick school for a short time; at age 8 went to a Quaker school in Newton in Slaidburn, Lancashire for 6 years; | Matthew Lee, 2004 |