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Knighted
• For extrordinary contributions to epidemiology and medicine Dr. Richard Doll was knighted “Sir Richard” in 1971.
Warden and FounderGreen College, Oxford
1979-1983
Green College
Sir Richard Doll circa 1979Students in the Garden, Green College
Tribute to Sir Richard Doll by his students at Green College,Oxford upon the Christening of the “Sir Richard Doll”
eight-man crew boat Declan Hill, student at Green College, University of Oxford, 3 February 2005
The Christening of the Sir Richard Doll
Green College 25th Anniversary Celebration in June 2005
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Burley)
(Photo courtesy of Andrew Markus)
Sir Richard at Green College 25th Anniversary Celebration in June 2005
Sir Richard at Green College 25th Anniversary Celebration in June 2005 (Photo courtesy of Andrew Markus)
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Burley)Green College 25th Anniversary Celebration in June 2005
Final Tribute: The Richard Doll BuildingProfessor Sir Richard Doll at the topping-out ceremony of the Richard Doll Building in March 2004.
Credit: HGB Construction.
“He will be greatly missed by his colleagues at Oxford and all around the world, for whom he was an inspiring leader and a wonderful friend.”
Professor Colin BlakemoreMedical Research Council (MRC) Chief Executive
The University will officially open the Richard Doll Building later this year, bringing together the Clinical Trial Service Unit, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, and other units.
Sir Richard Doll • 1912: Born in Hampton, England, on 28 Oct• 1937: Graduated from St Thomas's Hospital
Medical School in London• 1939-45: Served in the Royal Army Medical
Corps• 1946: Started work, Medical Research Council• 1950: Co-authored a paper suggesting smoking
causes lung cancer• 1954: Co-authored a paper confirming the link
between smoking and lung cancer• 1956: Awarded an OBE
Sir Richard Doll • 1961: Appointed director of the MRC
Statistical Research Unit• 1969: Appointed Regius Professor of
Medicine at Oxford University• 1970-71: Served as vice-president of the
Royal Society• 1971: Received a knighthood• 1996: Made a Companion of Honour for
services of national importance• July 2005: Dies after a short illness aged 92
Contributors
• Sean P David, MD, SM• Jeffrey Stumpff