POSTGATE, John (Raymond)

POSTGATE, John (Raymond). British, b. 1922. Genres: Biology, Medicine/Health, Music, Biography. Career: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Teddington, England, senior research fellow at Chemical Research Laboratory, 1948-50, senior scientific officer, 1950-52, principal scientific officer, 1952-59; Microbiological Research Establishment, Porton, England, principal scientific officer, 1959-61, senior principal scientific officer, 1961-63; Agricultural Research Council, assistant director of Unit of Nitrogen Fixation, 1963-80, deputy chief scientific officer, 1973-87, director of the Unit, 1980-87; retired, 1987. University of Sussex, professor of micro- biology, 1965-87, professor emeritus, 1987-. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, visiting professor, 1962-63; Oregon State University, visiting professor, 1977-78. Publications: Microbes and Man, 1969, 4th ed., 2000; Biological Nitrogen Fixation, 1972; A Plain Man's Guide to Jazz, 1973; Nitrogen Fixation, 1978, 3rd ed., 1998; The Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria, 1979, 2nd ed., 1984; The Fundamentals of Nitrogen Fixation, 1982; The Outer Reaches of Life, 1994; (with M. Postgate) A Stomach for Dissent: The Life of Raymond Postgate, 1896-1971, 1994; Lethal Lozenges and Tainted Tea: A Biography of John Postgate, 1820-1881, 2001. Contributor of articles and reviews to scientific journals and popular science magazines. Contributor of articles and reviews to jazz music magazines. Address: Houndean Lodge, 1 Houndean Rise, Lewes, E. Sussex BN7 1EG, England. Online address: johnp@biols.susx.ac.uk