George Pickering (physician)
Sir George White Pickering, FRS (26 June 1904 - 3 September 1980) was a British medical doctor and academic. He was Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford from 1956 to 1968, and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford from 1968 to 1975.[1][2][3]
Honours
In the 1957 Queen's Birthday Honours, it was announced that Pickering was to be made a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his role as Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford.[4] On 16 July 1957, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.[5]
References
- ↑ Badenoch, John (October 2009). "Pickering, Sir George White (1904–1980)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ McMichael, John; Peart, W. S. (November 1980). "George White Pickering. 26 June 1904-3 September 1980". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 28: 431–49. JSTOR 769906. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1982.0017.
- ↑ "Sir George White Pickering". Munk's Roll. Royal College of Physicians of London. 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1957. pp. 3367–3368.
- ↑ "No. 41134". The London Gazette. 23 July 1957. p. 4379.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by A. D. Gardner |
Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford 1956 to 1968 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Doll |
Preceded by Ronald McCallum |
Master of Pembroke College, Oxford 1968 to 1975 |
Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Arthur |
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