Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E006757 - Mitchell, David Matthew (1895 - 1978)
Title:
Mitchell, David Matthew (1895 - 1978)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E006757
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-02-10
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Mitchell, David Matthew (1895 - 1978), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Mitchell, David Matthew
Date of Birth:
1895
Place of Birth:
New Zealand
Date of Death:
28 December 1978
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1931
MB ChB New Zealand 1920
FRCS Ed 1925
Details:
David Matthew Mitchell was born in New Zealand in 1895 and was educated at the Otago Boys' High School and at Otago Medical School. He qualified in 1920 and in 1921 entered general practice. In 1925 he came to Great Britain and obtained the FRCS Edinburgh. In 1929 he returned to England a second time and did a 12 month locum at Dudley Road, Birmingham, where he worked with Hamilton Bailey and gained much valuable experience. In 1931 he obtained the FRCS. He returned to New Zealand and commenced practice in Palmerston North. His capacity for work was enormous and his vast experience, sound judgement, surgical skill and courage characterised his career. He was a first class shot and keen angler. He was one of that great breed of general practitioners who formed the backbone of the profession in New Zealand in the first half of this century. They had four daughters and a son. He died on 28 December 1978, aged 83 years.
Sources:
*NZ med J* 1979, 89, 95
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/E006700-E006799
Media Type:
Unknown
