Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E005064 - Howett, Robert Anthony (1928 - 1961)
Title:
Howett, Robert Anthony (1928 - 1961)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E005064
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-03-03
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Howett, Robert Anthony (1928 - 1961), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Howett, Robert Anthony
Date of Birth:
31 May 1928
Place of Birth:
Melbourne, Australia
Date of Death:
19 March 1961
Place of Death:
Edinburgh
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 11 June 1958
MB BS Melbourne 1951
Details:
Born at Kew, Melbourne on 31 May 1928, eldest son of Leslie and Mildred Howett and grandson of Robert Howett of Market Harborough, Leicestershire; he was educated at Melbourne University. He was resident medical officer and surgical registrar at St Vincent's Hospital in 1952-53, and resident medical officer at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne in 1954.
He then came to Britain and after taking the Fellowship in 1958, worked at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, where he died on 19 March 1961, aged 31, as the result of an accident. He was survived by his grandfather, his parents, and a brother and sister.
Sources:
*Med J Austral* 1960, 1, 560 without memoir
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/E005000-E005999/E005000-E005099
Media Type:
Unknown
