Background
Pochin, Edward Eric was born on September 22, 1909 in Sale, Cheshire, England. Son of Charles Davenport and Agnes (Collier) Pochin.
Pochin, Edward Eric was born on September 22, 1909 in Sale, Cheshire, England. Son of Charles Davenport and Agnes (Collier) Pochin.
Student, Saint John"s College, Cambridge, England, 1928-1932.
Pochin served as advisor to the leading counsel for the British Government and expert witness at the Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia in 1984-1987. He was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1959, and knighted () in 1975.
Member science staff United Kingdom Medical Research Council, London, 1941-1974. Fellow Royal College Physicians, Royal College Radiologists (honorary). Member emeritus International Commission Radiological Protection (chairman 1962-1969), American Thyroid Association (honorary).
Member Church of England.
Clubs: Athenaeum, Oriental (London).
Married Constance Margaret Julia Tilly, January 6, 1940 (daughter Children– Charles William Davenport, Sally Miranda Teresa.