Austin Bradford Hill
Epidemiologist
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Sir Austin Bradford Hill CBE FRS was an English epidemiologist who pioneered the modern randomised clinical trial and, together with Richard Doll, demonstrated the connection between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Wikipedia
Born: July 8, 1897, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died: April 18, 1991 (age 93 years), Cumbria, United Kingdom
Known for: Randomised controlled trials; "Bradford Hill" criteria
Partner: Florence Maud Salmon
Award: Guy Medal (Gold, 1953)
Parents: Leonard Hill and Janet Alexander