Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000103 - McKechnie, William Richard (1906 - 2004)
Title:
McKechnie, William Richard (1906 - 2004)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000103
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2005-10-19
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for McKechnie, William Richard (1906 - 2004), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
McKechnie, William Richard
Date of Birth:
31 October 1906
Place of Birth:
Kowhitirangi, New Zealand
Date of Death:
2004
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1949
MB ChB Otago 1937
DLO 1947
LRCP 1949
FRACS 1957
Details:
William Richard McKechnie was an ENT surgeon in New Zealand. He was born on 31 October 1906 in Koiterangi (now Kowhitirangi) on the west coast of New Zealand, the son of Charlie, a marine engineer, and Jean, a hotelier. He was educated at Timaru Secondary High School, and then went on to study medicine at Otago University.
From 1945 he spent a year in China as a surgeon, where he lectured to nurses and general doctors. He studied at the Royal National Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital in London. He then returned to New Zealand, where he was a senior ENT surgeon at Auckland and Greenlane Hospitals. He retired in 1981. He was married to Roma Joyce McKechnie.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E000000-E000999/E000100-E000199
Media Type:
Unknown
