{{Short description|British physician (1937–2019)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Ian Craft''' (11 July 1937 – 3 June 2019) was a British physician and pioneer of fertility treatment. He produced the first test-tube twins and the first triplets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/06/06/professor-ian-craft-pioneer-ifv-brought-joy-countless-infertile/|title=Professor Ian Craft, pioneer of IVF who brought joy to countless infertile couples but pushed the ethical boundaries – obituary|date=2019-06-06|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2019-06-09|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}} {{registration required}}</ref>
Craft died on 3 June 2019, aged 81.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/professor-ian-craft-obituary-kh0llbcf2|title=Professor Ian Craft obituary|date=2019-06-07|work=The Times|access-date=2019-06-09|language=en|issn=0140-0460}} {{registration required}}</ref>
Apart from his distinguished medical career, he built up a major collection of English watercolours.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/7899026/British-watercolour-sales-sets-new-records.html British watercolour sales sets new records at telegraph.co.uk]</ref>
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== External links == *{{cite web|url=https://www.focusonreproduction.eu/article/News-in-Reproduction-Ian-Craft-1937-2019|title=Death of IVF Pioneer - Ian Craft 1937-2019|website=focusonreproduction.eu|accessdate=2019-06-09|archive-date=29 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729031317/https://www.focusonreproduction.eu/article/News-in-Reproduction-Ian-Craft-1937-2019|url-status=dead}} *{{cite web|url=https://ivf.net/ivf/prof-ian-craft-passed-away-yesterday-o10999.html|title=IVF.net - Prof Ian Craft passed away yesterday - IVF News|website=ivf.net|accessdate=2019-06-09}}
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