Charles du Vé Florey (born 1934) is a British public health physician and epidemiologist who is known for his work on the effects of air pollution on respiratory health.

Background

Florey is the son of Ethel Reed and

Howard Florey Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey (24 September 189821 February 1968) was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Sir Ernst Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in ...

who was appointed a

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—Baron Florey—for his role in the development of

penicillin Penicillins (P, PCN or PEN) are a group of β-lactam antibiotics originally obtained from ''Penicillium'' moulds, principally '' P. chrysogenum'' and '' P. rubens''. Most penicillins in clinical use are synthesised by P. chrysogenum using ...

. He derives the title

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from his father. Florey married Susan Hopkins with whom he had two children. Florey was educated at

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...

and then went up to

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

from where he graduated in 1956 with a BA. He proceeded to

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

where he was awarded a MB, BCh in 1961. He then went to

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and obtained a MPH in 1963.

Career

* Reader in Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, St Thomas’s Hospital Medical School, London * Professor of Public Health Medicine (formerly Community Medicine), University of Dundee

Awards and Positions

1994 - Chair,

Society for Social Medicine The Society for Social Medicine (SSM) is the primary organization for researchers in social, community, and public health in the UK and Ireland, founded in London in 1956. The society was renamed the Society for ''Social Medicine and Population ...

Key Publications

Charles du V Florey, Peter Burney, Michael D’Souza, Ellie Scrivens and Peter West. An Introduction to Community Medicine. London: Heinneman, 1983. Charles du V Florey and Stephen Leeder. Methods for Cohort Studies of Chronic Airflow Limitation. WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1982.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Florey, Charles du Vé 1939 births People educated at Rugby School British public health doctors People associated with St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Living people Sons of life peers