Margot Jefferys

Margot Jefferys (Margaret, ; 1 November 1916 – 3 March 1999) was Professor of Medical Sociology at Bedford College, London, from 1968 to 1982. She also lectured at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is considered a pioneer of medical sociology.

Early life and education Margot Jefferys, also known as Margaret, was born in 1916 in Madras, India, where her father was the principal of a law college. She was the third of four children. The family returned to England when Jefferys was seven, and she was educated at Berkhamsted School for Girls.

From 1965, Jefferys was director of Bedford College's Social Research Unit, and she was awarded a personal chair as Professor of Medical Sociology at Bedford College, London, from 1968 to 1982.

Jefferys was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1984 and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1988.