Background
Irwin, Michael Henry Knox was born on June 5, 1931 in London. Came to the United States, 1957. Son of William Knox and Edith Isabel Mary (Collins) Irwin.
Irwin, Michael Henry Knox was born on June 5, 1931 in London. Came to the United States, 1957. Son of William Knox and Edith Isabel Mary (Collins) Irwin.
Street Bartholomew’s Hospital Med College, University of London, 1955, Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Surgery. Columbia University, New York, 1960, Master of Public Health. Spoken languages: English, French.
Intern and resident Prince of Wales Hospital, London, 1955-1956. Medical officer United Nations, New York City, 1957-1961. Deputy resident representative United Nations Development Program, Pakistan, 1961-1963.
Senior medical officer United Nations, New York City, 1963-1969, medical director, 1969-1973. Director division personnel United Nations Development Program, 1973-1976. Representative United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Bangladesh, 1977-1980, senior adviser New York City, 1980-1982.
Medical director United Nations United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, United Nations Development Program, 1982-1989. Director health services department World Bank and International Monetary Fund, 1989-1990. Adviser Action Aid, 1990-1991.
Director Westside Action, 1991-1993. Vice-chairman to chairman United Nations Association, 1995, 96-98, vice president, since 1999. Chairman Volunteer Euthanasia Society, 1996-1999, United Kingdom Committee for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, since 1997.
Senior consultant International Year of Disabled Persons, 1981, American Association Blood Banks, 1984-1990. Founder Doctors for Assisted Dying, 1998.
President Assistance for Blind Children International, 1978-1985. Member executive board International Agency for Prevention of Blindness, 1979-1983. Fellow Royal Society Medicine.
Married Miriam Elizabeth Naumann, November 1, 1958 (divorced November 1982). Children: Christina Susan, Pamela Elizabeth, Diana Jennifer. Married Frederica Todd Harlow, April 9, 1983 (divorced July 1991): married Patricia Lady Walters, May 13, 1994.