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'''Sir Michael Anthony Epstein''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (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]], 1968-1985 (now [[Professor Emeritus]]), and Head of Department, 1968-1982 at the [[University of Bristol]]. In 2006 he was awarded a D.Sc. from the University of Bristol.
He has been an Honorary Fellow of [[Wolfson College, Oxford]] since 2001.
He was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1985 and [[knight]]ed in 1991.
Sir Michael Anthony Epstein is a Distinguished Supporter of the [[British Humanist Association]].
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