Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E001855 - Thomas, Osler Lister (1921 - 2009)
Title:
Thomas, Osler Lister (1921 - 2009)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E001855
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-01-12
2014-04-09
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Thomas, Osler Lister (1921 - 2009), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Thomas, Osler Lister
Date of Birth:
20 May 1921
Place of Birth:
Hong Kong
Date of Death:
October 2009
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MBE 1945
MB BS London
MRCS 1949
FRCS 1954
FRCS Edin 1954
DLO 1959
Details:
Osler Lister Thomas was born in Hong Kong on 20 May 1921, the son of George Harold Thomas, a surgeon and fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Nora Thomas née Gourdin, the daughter of a chartered accountant. His younger brother also became a fellow of the College.
Thomas studied medicine at Guy's Hospital Medical School, and was influenced by Grant Massie and S H Wass.
During the Second World War he served in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defense Corps and then the Special Operations Executive, becoming a captain. He was awarded an MBE in 1945.
He gained his FRCS in 1954, and a diploma in otorhinolaryngology in 1959.
In 1949 he married Lily Trinh. They had three daughters and a son. Osler Lister Thomas died in October 2009, aged 88.
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/E001800-E001899
Media Type:
Unknown
