Benjamin, Thomas Brooke b Wallasey 15.04.1929 d 16.08.1995

A founder member and conductor of the Liverpool Mozart Orchestra and the University of Liverpool String Orchestra as well as a violinist, pianist and composer; but finally decided on a career in science, ending as Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Oxford.  He was awarded the Honorary Degree of DSC by the University of Liverpool in 1993.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Benjamin biography; Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Orchestral: Suite for strings, Willow Set, Interlude from an Opera

Chamber music: String Quartet

Vocal: Song cycle