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| Born | Douglas John Gurr July 1964 (age 60) Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Education | University of Cambridge (BA) University of Edinburgh (PhD) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Director, Natural History Museum, London |
| Term | 2020–present |
| Predecessor | Michael Dixon |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Semantic frameworks for complexity (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gordon Plotkin[1] |
| Website | www |
Douglas John Gurr (born July 1964) is a British businessman, and the Director of the Natural History Museum, London. He was a global vice-president and head of Amazon UK from 2016 to 2020. He was chairman of the British Heart Foundation. He formerly taught at Aarhus University and held positions in the United Kingdom civil service, at McKinsey & Co, and at Asda.