Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E005123 - Magauran, Wilfred Henry Bertram (1898 - 1964)
Title:
Magauran, Wilfred Henry Bertram (1898 - 1964)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E005123
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-03-19
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Magauran, Wilfred Henry Bertram (1898 - 1964), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Magauran, Wilfred Henry Bertram
Date of Birth:
1898
Date of Death:
27 May 1964
Place of Death:
Epsom
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 13 December 1934
MB BCh BAO NUI 1921
MD 1928
MCh 1931
Details:
Born in Wolverhampton of Irish parents he graduated at University College, Dublin with first-class honours, and specialised in ear nose and throat surgery. He became senior ear nose and throat surgeon to the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth and to several other hospitals in London. After service in the RAMC during the war of 1939-45 he became also consulting ENT surgeon to St Anthony's Hospital, Cheam. He was among the pioneers of the fenestration operation for deafness in England, and designed many special instruments.
He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great by Pope Pius XII.
Wilfred Magauran practised at 116 Harley Street and died at his home 25 Alexandra Road, Epsom on 27 May 1964 aged about 65, survived by his wife Dr Iris Mary Magauran, née Lamey, MRCS DOMS, their son and two daughters, one of whom is Dr Denise Mary Magauran MRCS.
Sources:
*Brit med J* 1964, 1, 1711 by DM and JHM, and 2, 63 by T Philipps Thomas
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/E005100-E005199
Media Type:
Unknown
