David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
Recognition and legacy
Recognition and legacy
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[thumbIn](/wiki/File:Lord_Pitt_of_Hampstead_plaque.jpg "Lord Pitt of Hampstead plaque.jpg") 2004, he was named as one of "[100 Great Black Britons](/wiki/100_Great_Black_Britons "100 Great Black Britons")", as part of [Black History Month](/wiki/Black_History_Month_%28United_Kingdom%29 "Black History Month (United Kingdom)").

In 2009, the annual "Lord David Pitt Memorial Lecture" at [City Hall](/wiki/City_Hall "City Hall") in London was initiated by [Jennette Arnold](/wiki/Jennette_Arnold "Jennette Arnold") in collaboration with the British Caribbean Association.Arnold, ["Echoes of our past"](http://jennettearnold.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Echoes-A5-red.pdf), p. 6\. .

A plaque at 200 [North Gower Street](/wiki/North_Gower_Street "North Gower Street") in Camden, London, commemorates the building where Pitt worked as a doctor from 1950 to 1984\.["Plaque: Lord Pitt of Hampstead"](https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/lord-pitt-of-hampstead), London Remembers.


How does recognition contribute to the legacy of an individual?