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Asset Name:
E001522 - Clark, George Norman (1905 - 1999)
Title:
Clark, George Norman (1905 - 1999)
Author:
Tina Craig
Identifier:
RCS: E001522
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-11-07

2014-04-09
Description:
Obituary for Clark, George Norman (1905 - 1999), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Clark, George Norman
Date of Birth:
2 February 1905
Place of Birth:
Milltimber, Aberdeenshire
Date of Death:
1999
Place of Death:
Canada
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
FRCS 1933

MB ChB Aberdeen 1927
Details:
George Norman Clark was a general surgeon who practised in Alexandria, Egypt. He was born on 2 February 1905 in Milltimber, Aberdeen, the only son of George, a solicitor and his wife Isabella Aitken née Dunne. Norman, as he was generally known, attended Cults Public School and Aberdeen Grammar School before proceeding to qualify MB, ChB from Aberdeen University and the London Hospital in 1927. He passed the fellowship of the College in 1933. After working as an assistant surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, he moved to Alexandria in Egypt as surgeon to the British Consulate, Medical Director of the Anglo-Swiss Hospital and also Head of the Quarantine Board. He also deputised as the EGC school doctor and ran a general practice from a surgery at his home. He married Phoebe McKnight in 1940 and they had three children - George, Peter and Rosemary. His interests included farming, astronomy and philately. When the family left Egypt they moved to Chilliwack, Canada, where Norman is believed to have died in early 1999. His widow and family then moved to Edmonton, Canada. Publications: Tuberculous disease of the abdominal lymphatic glands. *Lancet* 1937 Some surgical aspects of tuberculous disease of the abdominal lymphatic glands. *Surg gynaecol obs* 1937 jointly with G H Colt.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001500-E001599
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