Richard Doll

Richard Doll was a prominent British epidemiologist best known for his groundbreaking research on the link between smoking and lung cancer. Born on October 2, 1912, and passing away on July 24, 2005, Doll significantly contributed to public health through his work. He conducted influential studies in the 1950s, which provided strong evidence that smoking was a major cause of lung cancer, fundamentally changing public perception and leading to smoking cessation campaigns and tobacco regulation.