Sir Michael Anthony Epstein (born 18 May 1921) was one of the discoverers of the Epstein-Barr virus.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1979 and was its Vice-President, 1986-1991. He was awarded its Royal Medal in 1992.
He was educated at St. Paul's School, London, Trinity College, Cambridge and Middlesex Hospital Medical School.
He was Professor of Pathology, 1968-85 (now Professor Emeritus), and Head of Department, 1968-82 at the University of Bristol. He has been an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford since 2001.
He was awarded the CBE in 1985 and knighted in 1991.
1921 births | British knights | Commanders of the Order of the British Empire | Fellows of the Royal Society | English Jews | Jewish scientists | Living people
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