Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E001767 - Kumarasinghe, Lachlan (1927 - 2006)
Title:
Kumarasinghe, Lachlan (1927 - 2006)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E001767
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-12-16
2014-11-28
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Kumarasinghe, Lachlan (1927 - 2006), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Kumarasinghe, Lachlan
Date of Birth:
16 September 1927
Place of Birth:
Colombo, Ceylon
Date of Death:
7 February 2006
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MB BS Ceylon 1953
MRCS LRCP 1967
FRCS 1967
Details:
Lachlan Kumarasinghe was a trauma surgeon at Kettering General Hospital. He was born in Colombo, in what was then Ceylon, on 16 September 1927, the son of Cyril Mendis Kumarasinghe, an interpreter, and Florence Bridget Kumarasinghe née Fernando. Two of his brothers - Hiary and Merlyn - also became surgeons and fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons. Lachlan Kumarasinghe held his post at Kettering from 1970 until his retirement in 1992.
His wife, Mrs B Kumarasinghe, informed the College of his death on 7 September 2006. He was 78.
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/E001000-E001999/E001700-E001799
Media Type:
Unknown
