Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E004023 - Eppstein, David Nathan (1904 - 1937)
Title:
Eppstein, David Nathan (1904 - 1937)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E004023
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-05-29
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Eppstein, David Nathan (1904 - 1937), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Eppstein, David Nathan
Date of Birth:
1904
Place of Birth:
Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Death:
19 December 1937
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 12 December 1929
MB Otago 1925
Details:
Born about 1904 at Wellington, New Zealand, he was educated at Auckland Grammar School and at the University of Otago School of Medicine, where he graduated MB in 1925. After serving as house surgeon at the Christchurch Public Hospital he came to England and held resident posts at the Queen Mary, the Dreadnought, and the Richmond Hospitals.
After taking the Fellowship, though not previously a Member of the College, in December 1929, he went back to New Zealand, and was appointed assistant medical superintendent at the Christchurch Public Hospital. He practised at 70 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, and was surgeon to Christchurch Hospital. He was an excellent and keen player of golf, but died suddenly of a heart attack during a game on 19 December 1937, which is midsummer at the antipodes. He was survived by his wife and child.
Sources:
*New Zealand med J*. 1938, 37, 55
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/E004000-E004999/E004000-E004099
Media Type:
Unknown
