Donald Acheson
Sir Ernest Donald Acheson KBE FRCS FRCP (17 September 1926 – 10 January 2010) was a British physician and epidemiologist who served as Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1991. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Sir Donald Acheson KBE FRCS FRCP | |
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Acheson in 2004 | |
| Chief Medical Officer for England | |
| In office 1 January 1983 – 31 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Yellowlees |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Calman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1926 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 10 January 2010 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Profession | Epidemiologist |
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