Spouse Edgar Adrian (m. 1923) Died May 20, 1966 | Name Hester Baroness Occupation Mental health worker Grandchildren Simon Keynes | |
Full Name Hester Agnes Pinsent Children Richard Adrian, 2nd Baron Adrian, Jennet Adrian, Anne Adrian Parents Ellen Pinsent, Hume Chancellor Pinsent Similar People Edgar Adrian, Simon Keynes, Elizabeth Coffin, Blake Parker, Richard Parker | ||
Hester Agnes Adrian, Baroness Adrian, DBE (née Pinsent; 16 September 1899 – 20 May 1966) was a British mental health worker. In 1965, the year before her death, she was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contributions.
Biography
Hester Agnes Pinsent was born in 1899, the only daughter of Hume Chancellor Pinsent (a relative of the philosopher David Hume) and his wife Dame Ellen Pinsent (née Parker).
She married Edgar Douglas Adrian on 14 June 1923. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1932, and he was President of the Royal Society from 1950-1955. They had three children, a daughter and mixed twins:
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