Denis Parsons Burkitt, MD, FRCS, FRS was an Irish surgeon who made significant advances in health, such as the aetiology of a pediatric cancer, now called Burkitt's lymphoma, and the finding that rates of colorectal cancer are higher in those who... Wikipedia
Born: February 28, 1911, Enniskillen, United Kingdom
Died: March 23, 1993 (age 82 years), Gloucester, United Kingdom
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1972), Charles S. Mott Prize (1982), and more
Parents: James Parsons Burkitt and Gwendoline Hill