Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000306 - Williams, Rowland James (1919 - 2005)
Title:
Williams, Rowland James (1919 - 2005)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000306
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2006-12-19
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Williams, Rowland James (1919 - 2005), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Williams, Rowland James
Date of Birth:
1919
Place of Birth:
Merthyr, Wales
Date of Death:
12 October 2005
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
OBE 1985
MRCS 1944
FRCS 1948
MB BChir Cambridge 1946
LRCP 1944
Details:
Rowland Williams was a former consultant surgeon at East Glamorgan Hospital. He was born in Merthyr and educated at St John’s College, Cambridge, and University College Hospital. After junior posts, including a registrarship at the Royal Marsden Hospital, he was appointed consultant surgeon at East Glamorgan in 1964.
He was an active member of the BMA, representing Wales on its council and serving on numerous committees, for which work he was made a fellow in 1977. He was a member of the General Medical Council and medical ombudsman for Wales.
He was a keen collector of porcelain, becoming a world authority on the subject and writing a book on his superb collection. He was married to Beulah and had one daughter, Jill. He died on 12 October 2005.
Sources:
*BMJ* 2006 332 493
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/E000300-E000399
Media Type:
Unknown
