Denis Parsons Burkitt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Denis_Parsons_Burkitt

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Trinity_College_Dublin
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate	1911-02-28
gptkbp:birthPlace	Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	stroke
gptkbp:children	Judith Burkitt Robin Burkitt
gptkbp:deathDate	1993-03-23
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Gloucestershire,_England
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Trinity_College_Dublin
gptkbp:field	gptkb:medicine oncology surgery
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Burkitt's_lymphoma
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:militaryRank	gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService	gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkbp:nationality	Irish
gptkbp:notableIdea	Dietary fiber hypothesis
gptkbp:notablePublication	Burkitt, D. P. (1972). Some diseases characteristic of West Africa. British Medical Journal. Burkitt, D. P. (1958). A sarcoma involving the jaws in African children. British Journal of Surgery.
gptkbp:notableWork	Discovery of Burkitt's lymphoma
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:physician gptkb:researchers
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:London gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:spouse	Olive Burkitt
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:James_Burkitt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
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