Tom shakespeare sr biography
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Tom shakespeare sr biography
Tom Shakespeare
British sociologist (born 1966)
For the Australian politician, see Thomas Shakespeare (politician).
Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet, CBE, FBA (born 11 May 1966) is an English sociologist and bioethicist.
He has achondroplasia and uses a wheelchair.
Early life and education
Son of Sir William [Geoffrey Shakespeare], 2nd Baronet, and Susan Mary, daughter of A. Douglas Raffel, of Colombo, Sri Lanka,[1] his grandfather, Sir Geoffrey Shakespeare, was made a baronet following long service as a member of Parliament and in various senior government roles.
While still a student, Tom was featured in a television documentary by Lord Snowdon connected to his 1976 report "Integrating the Disabled" about his restricted growth, along with his father, a prominent medical practitioner, who was also born with achondroplasia.[2][3][4] His mother was a nurse of Sri Lankan Burgher descent.[5]
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