John Pemberton (physician)
Professor John Pemberton FRCP (1912-2010) was a British epidemiologist.
Professor John Pemberton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1912 |
| Died | 7 February 2010 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Epidemiologist |
Pemberton was born on 18 November 1912, in Romford, Essex, to Marie Lottie (née Talbot) and Augustus Charles Pemberton, the latter being a steward at Christ's Hospital, Horsham.[1]
He studied at Christ's Hospital and then at University College London, where he qualified in medicine in 1936, subsequently working at University College Hospital and then Miller General Hospital.[1] He was excused military service during World War II, as he had tuberculosis.[1]
In 1958 he became Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine at Queen's University Belfast, retiring in 1976 and becoming emeritus.[2] He was also a consultant in Social and Preventive Medicine at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.[2]
in 1957 he was both founder member and first treasurer of the Society for Social Medicine and co-founder of the International Epidemiological Association.[2]
He died on 7 February 2010.[1]
References
- "Munks Roll Details for John Pemberton". Munks Roll. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- Andy Ness; Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2002). Population-based Research in South Wales: The MRC Pneumoconiosis Research Unit and the MRC Epidemiology Unit. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-081-6. OL 16407718M. Wikidata Q29581659.