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Ian Prior

New Zealand epidemiologist (1923-2009) · New Zealand · Doctors · Died at 85

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Ian Ambury Miller Prior 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.

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Wellington Sculpture Trust's first commission, Albatross (1986) by Tanya AshkenWellington Sculpture Trust's first commission, Albatross (1986) by Tanya Ashken

Awards

Honorary Doctor of Victoria University of Wellington1988
Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi1981
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London

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Sibling: Arthur Prior

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Ian Ambury Miller Prior 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. 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.

Country
New Zealand
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2009 · aged 85

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