David Skegg
Sir David Skegg | |
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Skegg in 2010 | |
| Born | David Christopher Graham Skegg 16 December 1947 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Education | University of Otago University of Oxford |
| Alma mater | Balliol College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Epidemiology |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
| Doctoral students | Lianne Parkin |
Sir David Christopher Graham Skegg KNZM OBE FRSNZ (born 16 December 1947) is a New Zealand epidemiologist and university administrator. He is an emeritus professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago. He was the vice-chancellor of the university from 2004 to 2011 and president of the Royal Society of New Zealand from 2012 to 2015. His primary research interest is cancer epidemiology.