June Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

June Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury

British paediatrician and life peer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1928

Place of Birth: Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Date of Death: 28-Jun-2006

Profession: physician, politician, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

June Kathleen Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury, DBE, FRCP, FRCP Edin, FRCGP (1 January 1928 – 28 June 2006) was a British paediatrician and, in retirement, a cross bench member of the House of Lords.
June Lloyd was a determined advocate for children’s health and was instrumental in the establishment of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in 1996 when it gained its royal status.
She was also known for discovering that the damage caused to patients by the rare metabolic disease oQ-betalipoproteinaemia could be avoided by the use of Vitamin E.
She was also known for discovering the role of lipid metabolism in health and disease in childhood, which was original and difficult to investigate at that time.