Remembering Professor David Warhurst

This site is a tribute to David Warhurst, a much loved father, grandfather, scientist and mentor.

He was born in April 1938 and died at home in April 2021

Below you can contribute a story or memory about David, and you can submit photos. We are also fundraising for the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Health - see top left of the page.

To send something to the family only, which won't be displayed here, or if you have videos, please email Michael, mwarhurst@mac.com

His obituary from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is here:
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/blogs/2021/obituary-david-warhurst

His Guardian obituary is here:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/david-warhurst-obituary 

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Go to 'Add a story' below to contribute memories of David, for just photos then 'Add a picture' below. You can also donate to the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Health

Thoughts

Hello Family, You don't know me, I am a Warhurst from America.I was just googling my family name and it seems that for such a relatively small family we have a very high number of scientists DR.s and famous athletes and even celebs kicking about the world in our family tree. And they all seem to be helping others in their own small way. And David has contributed in a big way. I think God will say to him. I told you it would be difficult. well done.
warin g warhurst
3rd May 2024
Some of you may know that David was involved in discovering that a girl who died after swimming in hot spring water in Bath had died from an amoebic infection. This resulted in the closure of the baths & a major archeological excavation. He appeared in a BBC documentary on this, and a couple of days ago I finally found the name and even a copy on YouTube - it was Chronicle in 1980. The YouTube copy is reasonable quality apart from the music, which sounds terrible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unbc7Z9mwjQ
Michael
25th June 2021
David was one of the greatest scientists in his field. I was in awe of him long before we even met. I was so fortunate to have worked with and become a friend of such a caring, supportive and kind person. He was soft spoken although when he thought and then spoke so clearly, one wished he could never end. He was also a lot of fun with a clever cheeky sense of humour. He provided me with such a fantastic start to my career and I will always be grateful for all he contributed and for guiding me. Thank you for all the love and phenomenal research you brought to the world!
Quinton
2nd June 2021
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