Professor Geoffrey Warren Hanks DSc(Med), (1946-2013), also known as Geoff, was a British

palliative care Palliative care (derived from the Latin root , or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Wit ...

specialist. Hanks was born in

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, India, on 19 February 1946, the son of Kate, a housewife, and Frederick Condict Hanks, an accountant. He attended

Hackney Downs School Hackney Downs School was an 11–16 boys, community comprehensive secondary school in Lower Clapton, Greater London, England. It was established in 1876 and closed in 1995. It has been replaced by the Mossbourne Community Academy. History Gr ...

, then studied medicine at

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, qualifying in 1970. After working at

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, in the pharmaceutical industry, and at the Oxford Regional Pain Unit, he was made Consultant Physician in charge of the Palliative Care Units at the Royal Marsden Hospitals London and Surrey, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the

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from 1983 to 1991. He was also a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at

St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College , mottoeng = Temper the bitter things in life with a smile , parent = Queen Mary University of London , president = Lord Mayor of London , head_label = Warden , head = Mark Caulfield , students = 3,410 , undergrad = 2,23 ...

from 1986 to 1991. He was then Sainsbury Professor of Palliative Medicine — the first ever chair of palliative medicine — at the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals from 1991 until 1993, when he was appointed Professor of Palliative Medicine at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

, becoming Emeritus there upon retirement in 2006. He was also a Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research at the

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. He served as Honorary President of the European Association for Palliative Care and as a vice-president of

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. He was senior editor of the '' Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine'', founding editor of the '' European Journal of Palliative Care'', and editor-in-chief of the journal ''

Palliative Medicine In 2006, ''hospice and palliative medicine'' was officially recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, and is ''co-sponsored'' by the American Boards of * Internal Medicine * Anesthesiology * Family Medicine * Physical Medicine ...

'' from 2002 to 2012. He was a

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(FRCP), a

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(FRCPE), and a

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, (FFPM). He died on 27 June 2013.

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