J. Richard Batchelor

John Richard Batchelor (4 October 1931 – 21 December 2015), known as Richard, was a British immunologist, specialising in transplant immunology.^[1][2][3]

Richard Batchelor FRCPath, FRCP
Born	John Richard Batchelor (1931-10-04)4 October 1931 Woking, Surrey, England
Died	21 December 2015(2015-12-21) (aged 84)
Nationality	United Kingdom
Alma mater	Marlborough College University of Cambridge
Occupation	Immunologist
Employer	Royal Postgraduate Medical School
Known for	Transplant immunology

Batchelor was born in Woking, Surrey, on 4 October 1931 to Esme (née Cornwall) and Basil Batchelor, and was raised in Madras, India.^[3] He was educated at Marlborough College and obtained his medical qualifications from the University of Cambridge.^[3]

He was Professor of Immunology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, from 1979 to 1994; and afterwards Professor Emeritus.^[4]

He died on 21 December 2015.^[3]