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Richard Doll

British physician and epidemiologist (1912–2005)

  • Fame49.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1.2K
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Lived 1912–2005, aged 93United Kingdom
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  • Era
    1912–2005
    Aged 93
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-25

Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll was a British physician who became an epidemiologist in the mid-20th century and made important contributions to that discipline. He was a pioneer in research linking smoking to health problems. With Ernst Wynder, Bradford Hill and Evarts Graham, he was credited with being the first to prove that smoking increased the risk of lung cancer and heart disease.

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