Denis Parsons Burkitt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Denis_Parsons_Burkitt
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Statements (33)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Denis Parsons Burkitt