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Encyclopedia > James Mourilyan Tanner

James Mourilyan Tanner (born August 1, 1920, Camberley, Surrey, UK) is a British pediatrician. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Map sources for Camberley at grid reference SU874601 Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, about twenty-nine miles to the south-west of London. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants and children. ...


He is best known for his invention of the Tanner stages, scales for stages of sexual development in puberty. He is a professor emeritus of the Institute of Child Health at the University of London. The Tanner stages (also known as the Tanner scale) are stages of physical development in children, adolescents and adults. ... Emeritus is a title given to a retired professor, bishop or other professional. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administrative offices and its library The University of London is a federation of colleges and institutes which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ...


 

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