Catalogue description BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL A.1 - A.30

Very little personal material survives. This can largely be attributed to Weis-Fogh's personal circumstances towards the end of his life and in particular after the death of his first wife in 1971. Fortunately the correspondence in Sections F and G contains many exchanges of a more personal nature interleaved with scientific matters.

Of particular interest is the correspondence in A.9 conveying Weis-Fogh's decision to retain Danish citizenship after the death of his first wife, even though it could have been more advantageous to his career to become a British citizen. He retained a cottage in Denmark and returned there whenever possible for holidays or to write; many of the drafts and correspondence in the collection are headed 'Tibirke', the location of his Danish home.

Material relating to Cambridge University 1966-75, when Weis-Fogh was Professor of Zoology and Head of the Department of Zoology is also included here (CSAC.65.3.79/A.10 - CSAC.65.3.79/A.22).