Sir Douglas Hubble | |
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| Born | (1900-12-25)25 December 1900 |
| Died | 6 November 1981(1981-11-06) (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | St Bartholomew's Hospital, University of London |
| Awards | KBE, FRCP,James Spence Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatric endocrinology |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham, Derbyshire Children's Hospital, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby City Hospital,Haile Selassie I University |
Sir Douglas Vernon Hubble (25 December 1900 – 6 November 1981)[1] was apaediatric endocrinologist,general practitioner, and professor ofpaediatrics and dean of medicine at theUniversity of Birmingham.[2] Hubble was principally notable for research into paediatricendocrinology and publishing a number of papers on the subject, which gave him a national reputation.
Hubble was born on 25 December 1900 to Harry Edward Hubble and Agnes Kate (née Field). He graduated fromSt Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, qualifying with theConjoint in 1924, and receiving theMBBS in 1926. He began his career as ageneral practitioner inDerby and joinedDerbyshire Children's Hospital as a consultant in 1932, and obtaining theMD in 1934. He developed an interest inpaediatric endocrinology, and gained a national reputation for his expertise after publishing numerous articles in the field. He worked simultaneously as a general practitioner and a specialist paediatrician until 1942, when he was appointed as a physician to theDerbyshire Royal Infirmary andDerby City Hospital. He resigned from general practice in 1948 following the formation of theNational Health Service. In 1950 he gained membership of theRoyal College of Physicians and became aFellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1954. He later joined theUniversity of Birmingham Medical School in 1958 as the chair of paediatrics, and worked principally on the development of the Institute of Child Health. He becamePublic Orator of the university, and later became dean of the Faculty of Medicine in 1963. He was forced to retire from Birmingham in 1968, 3 years beyond his retiring age, but moved toEthiopia to become the dean of the Faculty of Medicine atAddis Ababa University.[2]
Hubble returned to England upon his retirement and settled inNewbury, Berkshire. He became deaf late in life and died frommultiple myeloma on 6 November 1981 inEdinburgh.[2]
Hubble was appointedCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1966 andKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1971.[2] He was awarded theJames Spence Medal, the highest honour of theRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, in 1970;[3] he also received theBritish Medical Association's Dawson Williams Prize. He was appointedFellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1954.[2]
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