Austin Bradford Hill

Austin Bradford Hill

statistician
epidemiologist
🇬🇧United Kingdom

Sir Austin Bradford Hill was an English epidemiologist who pioneered the modern randomised clinical trial and, together with Richard Doll, demonstrated the connection between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Hill is widely known for the "Bradford Hill" criteria for considering whether an observed association is causal.

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Lifespan
1897 – 1991
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Career Journey

Background

Born in
London
Educated at
Chigwell School
Awards
🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Officer of the Order of the British Empire🏆 Commander of the Order of the British Empire🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society🏆 Guy Medal in Gold

Timeline

  • 1897

    Born

    Birth
  • 1991

    Died

    Death

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