ills ▁T izard ▁ ▁( 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁in ▁London ; ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁in ▁H illing don ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁pa ed iat ric ian ▁and ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁T izard ▁was ▁princip ally ▁notable ▁for ▁important ▁research ▁into ▁ne on at ology ▁and ▁pa ed iat ric ▁ne uro log y ▁and ▁being ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ne on atal ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁T izard ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁distinguished ▁academic ▁children ' s ▁phys ician ▁of ▁his ▁generation . ▁ ▁Life ▁T izard ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁T izard ▁K CB , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁scientific ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁at ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁T izard ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁prominent ▁intellectual ▁family ▁– ▁his ▁father , ▁his ▁grand father ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁were ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society . ▁Indeed , ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁T izard ▁was ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁many ▁believed ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁establish ing ▁the ▁rad ar ▁network ▁that ▁saved ▁Great ▁Britain ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain . ▁ ▁T izard ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Rugby ▁School ▁and ▁Ori el ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁then ▁qualified ▁in ▁medicine ▁at ▁M idd les ex ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁married ▁( El iz abeth ) ▁Joy ▁Taylor ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ; ▁they ▁had