Frank Winder

Frank Gerard Augustine Winder (14 April 1928 – 30 December 2007, in Dublin) was an Irish biochemistry professor, naturalist, and one of Ireland's leading rock climbers in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1945, he entered University College Dublin (UCD) to study science and came to the attention of Arthur Stelfox of the Natural History Museum.

[1] While climbing a steep gully on Knocknagantee in Kerry in search of a rare fern, Winder sustained a long fall but was luckily not seriously injured.

[1] In the 1950s, Winder was one of the founders of Tuairim, a group of young professionals who formed a think-tank to examine the problems affecting Ireland at the time, especially that of emigration.

[1] Frank Winder joined the Irish Mountaineering Club (IMC) shortly after its founding in 1948, and quickly became one of its leading members.