Ian Prior (doctor)

Ian Prior
ONZM
Born
Ian Ambury Miller Prior

(1923-10-16)16 October 1923
Masterton, New Zealand
Died17 February 2009(2009-02-17) (aged 85)
Wellington, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Occupation(s)Doctor, epidemiologist
SpouseElespie Forsyth
RelativesArthur Prior (half-brother)

Ian Ambury Miller Prior ONZM (16 October 1923 – 17 February 2009) was a New Zealand doctor, epidemiologist, environmental campaigner and arts patron. He is acknowledged as the founder of epidemiology in New Zealand. He conducted pioneering epidemiological studies of Māori, Cook Islanders and Tokelau Islanders in the 1960s.[1] He was active in a number of environmental campaigns including the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and was well known for his support of the arts, in particular the Wellington Sculpture Trust.

  1. ^ Dow, Derek (2014). "Medical Research Council, 1937 to 1990". teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.