Austin Bradford Hill

Sir Austin Bradford Hill
Sir Austin Bradford Hill
Born	8 July 1897; Hampstead, London, England
Died	18 April 1991 (aged 93); Ulverston, Cumbria, England
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Epidemiologist ; statistician
Known for	Randomised controlled trials; "Bradford Hill" criteria;
Awards	Guy Medal (Gold, 1953)

Sir Austin Bradford Hill CBE FRS (8 July 1897 – 18 April 1991) 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 pioneering the "Bradford Hill" criteria for determining a causal association.

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