Eric Frederick D'Ath (25 March 1897 – 18 June 1979) was a New Zealand

pathologist Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

, and was professor of pathology and

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at the

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from 1929 until 1962. In the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours, D'Ath was appointed a

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, in recognition of his services as professor of pathology and medical jurisprudence at the University of Otago. In 1975, he was conferred an

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degree by the University of Otago.

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