Derek North

New Zealand medical doctor (1927-2016)
Person human Q113000929
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Derek North

Summary

Derek North is a human[1]. He was born on +1927-06-04T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2016-08-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physician[4] and medical researcher[5].

Key Facts

  • Derek North was born on +1927-06-04T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Derek North died on +2016-08-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Derek North's father was Alfred North[6].
  • Derek North's professions included physician[4].
  • Derek North worked as a medical researcher[5].
  • Derek North held the position of director[7].
  • Derek North was employed by University of Otago[8].
  • Derek North was educated at Magdalen College[9].
  • Derek North's education included a stint at University of Otago[10].
  • Derek North received the Rhodes Scholarship[11].
  • Derek North is recorded as male[12].
  • Derek North's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Derek North supervised Ruth Bonita as a doctoral student[14].
  • Derek North supervised Ian James Simpson as a doctoral student[15].
  • Derek North's family name is recorded as North[16].
  • Derek North's academic thesis is recorded as The role of deficiencies of thiamine and of pantothenic acid in the aetiology of nutritional neuropathy[17].
  • Derek North's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[18].
  • Derek North's Legacy.com PersonID/GBID is recorded as 181076463[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Derek North was born on +1927-06-04T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Alfred North[6].

Education

Educated at Magdalen College[9], a college of the University of Oxford[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1458[22] and University of Otago[10], a public university[23], in New Zealand[24], founded in 1869[25], headquartered in Dunedin[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician[4] and medical researcher[5]. Derek North was employed by University of Otago[8]. He held the position of director[7]. Doctoral students include Ruth Bonita[14], an epidemiologist[27], of New Zealand[28], awarded the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[29] and Ian James Simpson[15], a physician[30].

Recognition

Derek North received the Rhodes Scholarship[11].

Death and Burial

Derek North died on +2016-08-14T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

Who were Derek North's parents?

Derek North's father was Alfred North[6].

What did Derek North do for work?

Derek North worked as physician[4] and medical researcher[5].

Where did Derek North go to school?

Derek North was educated at Magdalen College[9] and University of Otago[10].

What awards did Derek North receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . universitiesnz.ac.nz. universitiesnz.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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