Sir Jack Drummond, F.R.S.

Abstract

THE news of the tragic death of Sir Jack Drummond came as a severe shock to his many friends in America. Only after the initial paralysing numbness associated with the sporadic news flashes of his murder had worn off could the enormity of this crime be appreciated. Although the loss to the scientific world has been great, a deep feeling of the personal loss of a friend has been experienced by many of us in Canada. Over the years Jack Drummond has made numerous Canadians his associates. His interest and hospitality was extended to many junior men of science, and all of us will remember the impact of his personality as he blended the science of nutrition and the art of entertainment into a formula as palatable as his Englishman's food. Perhaps no one has done so much to help so many Canadian, medical research students attain a balanced perspective of scientific life in England. To many of us the pleasure of informal evenings, and the charm of Drummond as a host, will remain as our most vivid memory of a man who was truly more than a great man of science.