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Eric D'Ath

Eric Frederick D'Ath was a New Zealand pathologist, and was professor of pathology and medical jurisprudence at the University of Otago from 1929 until 1962.

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Eric D'Ath
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Eric Frederick D'Ath

(1897-03-25)25 March 1897
Pātea, New Zealand
Died18 June 1979(1979-06-18) (aged 82)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Academic work
DisciplinePathology
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago

Eric Frederick D'Ath CBE (25 March 1897 – 18 June 1979) was a New Zealand pathologist, and was professor of pathology and medical jurisprudence at the University of Otago from 1929 until 1962.1

In the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours, D'Ath was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his services as professor of pathology and medical jurisprudence at the University of Otago.2 In 1975, he was conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Otago.3

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  1. "Obituary: Eric Frederick D'Ath, 1897–1979". Pathology. 12 (2): 324–326. 1980. doi:10.3109/00313028009060088.
  2. "No. 43669". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1965. p. 5514.
  3. "Honorary graduates" (PDF). University of Otago Calendar. University of Otago. 2019. p. 119. Retrieved 21 July 2019.