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Asset Name:
E005288 - Price, Eric Evan (1905 - 1962)
Title:
Price, Eric Evan (1905 - 1962)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E005288
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-04-28
Description:
Obituary for Price, Eric Evan (1905 - 1962), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Price, Eric Evan
Date of Birth:
1905
Place of Birth:
Australia
Date of Death:
16 May 1962
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 10 December 1931

MB BS Melbourne 1927

MD 1930

FRACS 1935
Details:
Born in 1905 he was educated in Melbourne and matriculated in 1921 with four first-class honours. He graduated in Melbourne with honours in all subjects. At the time of his death he was chief orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne and orthopaedic surgeon to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Being endowed with a phenomenal memory, examinations never presented any problems to him and helped to make him a first-class teacher. A capable surgeon, he was modest and had few interests outside his profession apart from tennis and football. He died on 16 May 1962 aged 57 after a long illness, survived by his wife and family.
Sources:
*J Bone Jt Surg* 1963, 45 B 202-204 by BTK-C with portrait
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E005000-E005999/E005200-E005299
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Unknown