William Jopling, Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Jopling

British doctor

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1911

Date of Death: 21-Aug-1997

Profession: dermatologist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Jopling (2 March 1911 – 21 August 1997) was an Italian-born British leprologist who together with D.
S.
Ridley proposed the Ridley-Jopling classification of leprosy (1962), and wrote the widely read textbook of "Handbook of Leprosy" which had a fifth edition.
He had a wide understanding of leprosy problems based on his experiences as the director of Jordan hospital, a leprosy hospital (1950–1967) in England and wrote various articles including "leprosy stigma".