He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1938. During the first years of the Second World War he was again summoned to Porton Down to consult on chemical weapons. He died in Cambridge in 1947. Publications The Respiratory Function of the Blood (1914) Features in the Architecture of the Physiological Function (1934) References Further reading Most of this article was drawn from the corresponding article on the Italian Wikipedia retrieved (12 June 2006). 1872 births 1947 deaths People from Newry Irish Quakers British Quakers British physiologists Fullerian Professors of Physiology Recipients of the Copley Medal Royal Medal winners Fellows of the Royal Society Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Knights Bachelor Professors of Physiology (Cambridge) Alumni of King's College, Cambridge