Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E006589 - Hughes-Jones, William Eric Archer (1902 - 1976)
Title:
Hughes-Jones, William Eric Archer (1902 - 1976)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E006589
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-12-19
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Hughes-Jones, William Eric Archer (1902 - 1976), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Hughes-Jones, William Eric Archer
Date of Birth:
28 April 1902
Place of Birth:
Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death:
6 June 1976
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1931
MB BS Melbourne 1925
MD 1927
MS 1929
FRACS 1931
Details:
William Eric Archer Hughes-Jones was born in Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia, on 28 April 1902 the eldest son of William Thomas Hughes-Jones, a clergyman. He attended local schools, Wesley College, Melbourne, and the University of Melbourne.
He became senior lecturer in anatomy at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and acting Professor of Anatomy at the University of Melbourne. For thirty years, 1932-1962, he was surgeon and consultant surgeon to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, becoming subdean and dean, and finally in 1968, President. For ten years he was an examiner for the Final FRACS examination.
During the second world war he served with the 2nd AIF as a Major in the Middle East. He married Florence Stanton in 1927 and they had 3 daughters and a son. He died on 6 June 1976, aged 74 years.
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/E006000-E006999/E006500-E006599
Media Type:
Unknown
