Derek North

New Zealand medical doctor (1927-2016)
Person Human Q113000929

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 4, 1927
Date of death
August 14, 2016
Position held
director[6]
Academic thesis
The role of deficiencies of thiamine and of pantothenic acid in the aetiology of nutritional neuropathy[15]
Family name
North[14]
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NZThesisProject[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Derek North en J. D. K. North en JDK North en John Derek Kingsley North en John North
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Summary

Derek North was born on June 4, 1927[1]. He died on August 14, 2016[2]. He worked as a physician[3] and medical researcher[4].

Body

Education

Educated at Magdalen College[8], a college of the University of Oxford[17], in United Kingdom[18], founded in 1458[19] and University of Otago[9], a public university[20], in New Zealand[21], founded in 1869[22], headquartered in Dunedin[23].

Career and Affiliations

Doctoral students include Ruth Bonita[12], an epidemiologist[24], of New Zealand[25], awarded the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[26] and Ian James Simpson[13], a physician[27].

FAQs

Who were Derek North's parents?

Derek North's father was Alfred North[5].

What did Derek North do for work?

Derek North worked as physician[3] and medical researcher[4].

Where did Derek North go to school?

Derek North was educated at Magdalen College[8] and University of Otago[9].

What awards did Derek North receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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