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Asset Name:
E003098 - Rigby, George Owen ( - 1916)
Title:
Rigby, George Owen ( - 1916)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003098
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-11-07
Description:
Obituary for Rigby, George Owen ( - 1916), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Rigby, George Owen
Place of Birth:
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death:
26 August 1916
Place of Death:
Gisborne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS May 10th 1894

FRCS June 14th 1894

MB Melbourne 1889

BS 1890
Details:
Born at Kyneton, Victoria; he went to school there, and then studied at the Melbourne University and Hospital. After serving as Resident Medical Officer, he engaged in post-graduate study at London and Edinburgh. Having become FRCS he returned to general practice in Kyneton, where he was Medical Officer of the Kyneton Hospital and Health Officer of a large district in which he gained general respect and affection. On August 26th, 1916, whilst on his way to Kyneton, his motor-car skidded at Gisborne and overturned. With one of his companions Rigby was pinned underneath, and when released was found to be dead.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E003000-E003999/E003000-E003099
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Unknown