Hugh Malcolm Douglas Gurling (6 May 1950 – 2 November 2013) was an English medical geneticist who specialised in the role of genetics and mental health. He led a molecular psychiatry laboratory at University College, London.[1]

Hugh Gurling
Born
Hugh Malcolm Douglas Gurling

(1950-05-06)6 May 1950
London, United Kingdom
Died2 November 2013(2013-11-02) (aged 63)
NationalityBritish
OccupationScientist

Gurling was born in London on 6 May 1950, and brought up in Derbyshire.[2] His father, Kenneth Gurling, was a physician and inaugural dean of the University of Nottingham. His mother, Nonie Sempill, was a nurse.

In 1987, he married Meryl Dahlitz, an academic neuropsychiatrist. In 1994 they had their first daughter Holly, and then twins Laurel and Alisdair in 1998.[3]

Death

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Gurling died of a heart attack on 2 November 2013.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tribute to Professor Hugh Gurling". University College London. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Professor Hugh Gurling". The Times. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Hugh Gurling obituary". The Guardian. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.