Burkitt, Denis Parsons (1911–1993), surgeon was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, on 28 February 1911. Aged eleven he lost his right eye in an accident. He attended Portora Royal School in Enniskillen and schools in England and Wales. In 1929 Burkitt entered Trinity College, Dublin, to study engineering but believing his evangelical calling was to be a doctor he transferred to medicine. In 1938 he passed the Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons fellowship examinations. On 28 July 1943 he married Olive Rogers. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Surgeon may refer to: a practitioner of surgery the moniker of British electronic music producer and DJ, Anthony Child; see Surgeon (musician) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Coles Monument Enniskillen (Inis Ceithleann in Irish) is the county town of Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ... County Fermanagh (Fear Manach in Irish) is often referred to as Northern Irelands Lake District. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Portora Royal School is a boys school located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A number of educational institutions carry the name Trinity College, some independent, others constituent colleges of a larger university. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

During World War II Burkitt was served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in England and later in Kenya and Somaliland. After the war Burkitt decided his future lay in medical service in the developing world and he moved to Uganda. He eventually settled in Kampala and remained there until 1964. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. ... It has been suggested that British Somaliland be merged into this article or section. ... Kampala Skyline Location of Kampala within Uganda. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

In 1957 Burkitt and a colleague observed a child with swellings in the angles of the jaw. Shortly afterwards Burkitt noticed another child with similar swellings. After studying hospital records Burkitt discovered that jaw tumours were common in Uganda. Burkitt kept copious notes and concluded that the childhood cancers had not been previously recognized. He published A sarcoma involving the jaws of African children (British Journal of Surgery, vol. 46, 1958, pp. 218–23). The newly identified cancer became known as Burkitt's lymphoma. He went on to map the geographical distribution of the tumour. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Burkitts lymphoma (or Burkitts tumor, or Malignant lymphoma, Burkitts type) is a type of cancer that is associated with the Epstein-Barr virus, also the cause of mononucleosis as well as other cancers. ...

On his return to Britain, Burkitt compared the pattern of diseases in African hospitals with Western diseases. He concluded that many Western diseases which were rare in Africa were the result of diet and lifestyle, including, for example, the use of the sitting position for defecation. He wrote a book Don't Forget Fibre in your Diet (1975), was an international best-seller. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Burkitt was involved in the Christian Medical Fellowship and wrote frequently on religious/medical themes. He died on 23 March 1993 in Gloucester and was buried in Bisley, Gloucestershire. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... Bisley is a small village, approximatley 4 miles east of Stroud. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...

Bibliography

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography