Sir Lionel Whitby | |
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| Birth name | Lionel Ernest Howard Whitby |
| Born | 8 May 1895 Yeovil, Somerset, England |
| Died | 24 November 1956 (aged 61) London, England |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1914-1918 1938-1942 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I Battle of Passchendaele Gallipoli Campaign |
| Awards | John Hunter triennial medal and prize of the Royal College of Surgeons Gold medal of the Royal Society of Medicine |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
| Spouse(s) |
Ethel Murgatroyd (m. 1922) |
| Children | Gordon Whitby |
| Other work | Regius Professor of Physic Master of Downing College Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge |
Brigadier Sir Lionel Ernest Howard Whitby, CVO, MC (8 May 1895 – 24 November 1956) was a British haematologist, British Army officer and academic. He served as Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge from 1945 to 1956, Master of Downing College, Cambridge from 1947 to 1956, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1951 to 1953.[1][2]