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E004516 - Riley, Frederick Ratcliffe (1865 - 1932)
Title:
Riley, Frederick Ratcliffe (1865 - 1932)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E004516
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-10-16
Description:
Obituary for Riley, Frederick Ratcliffe (1865 - 1932), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Riley, Frederick Ratcliffe
Date of Birth:
25 February 1865
Place of Birth:
Barnstaple, Devonshire
Date of Death:
1 August 1932
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 28 July 1890

FRCS 10 December 1896

LRCP 1890
Details:
Born 25 February 1865 at Barnstaple, Devonshire, the first child of William Mamford Riley, a civil servant, and Caroline Budd, his wife. He was educated at Eye Grammar School and at the London Hospital. He went to New Zealand in 1892, where he practised in the country for some years and ultimately settled in Dunedin. In 1909 he was appointed lecturer on obstetrics in the Otago Medical School and became afterwards professor of obstetrics and gynaecology in the University of Otago. He retained his country interests throughout his life and owned a large sheep run in central Otago. He served for many years as a member of the City Council, and was for a long period an elder of his church. He married Susan Graham, who survived him with two sons and two daughters. He died on 1 August 1932 and was buried in the Northern cemetery, Dunedin, NZ.
Sources:
*Brit med J* 1932, 2, 734

Information given by his son, S C Ridley, student of medicine
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E004000-E004999/E004500-E004599
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