Knighted

• For extrordinary contributions to epidemiology and medicine Dr. Richard Doll was knighted “Sir Richard” in 1971.

Warden and FounderGreen College, Oxford

1979-1983

Green College

Sir Richard Doll circa 1979Students in the Garden, Green College

Tribute to Sir Richard Doll by his students at Green College,Oxford upon the Christening of the “Sir Richard Doll”

eight-man crew boat Declan Hill, student at Green College, University of Oxford, 3 February 2005

The Christening of the Sir Richard Doll

Green College 25th Anniversary Celebration in June 2005

(Photo courtesy of Jeff Burley)

(Photo courtesy of Andrew Markus)

Sir Richard at Green College 25th Anniversary Celebration in June 2005

Sir Richard at Green College 25th Anniversary Celebration in June 2005 (Photo courtesy of Andrew Markus)

(Photo courtesy of Jeff Burley)Green College 25th Anniversary Celebration in June 2005

Final Tribute: The Richard Doll BuildingProfessor Sir Richard Doll at the topping-out ceremony of the Richard Doll Building in March 2004.

Credit: HGB Construction.

“He will be greatly missed by his colleagues at Oxford and all around the world, for whom he was an inspiring leader and a wonderful friend.”

Professor Colin BlakemoreMedical Research Council (MRC) Chief Executive

The University will officially open the Richard Doll Building later this year, bringing together the Clinical Trial Service Unit, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, and other units.

Sir Richard Doll • 1912: Born in Hampton, England, on 28 Oct• 1937: Graduated from St Thomas's Hospital

Medical School in London• 1939-45: Served in the Royal Army Medical

Corps• 1946: Started work, Medical Research Council• 1950: Co-authored a paper suggesting smoking

causes lung cancer• 1954: Co-authored a paper confirming the link

between smoking and lung cancer• 1956: Awarded an OBE

Sir Richard Doll • 1961: Appointed director of the MRC

Statistical Research Unit• 1969: Appointed Regius Professor of

Medicine at Oxford University• 1970-71: Served as vice-president of the

Royal Society• 1971: Received a knighthood• 1996: Made a Companion of Honour for

services of national importance• July 2005: Dies after a short illness aged 92

Contributors

• Sean P David, MD, SM• Jeffrey Stumpff