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Sir Donald Acheson | |
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 Acheson in 2004 | |
| Chief Medical Officer for England | |
| In office 1 January 1983 – 31 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Yellowlees |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Calman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1926 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 10 January 2010 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Profession | Epidemiologist |
Sir Ernest Donald Acheson KBE FRCS FRCP (17 September 1926 – 10 January 2010) was a British physician and epidemiologist who served as Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1991. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1][2]
- ^ Donald Acheson's obituary, The Times
- ^ Sheard, Sally (2006), The Nation's Doctor, London: The Nuffield Trust