Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E007061 - Wookey, Harold William (1889 - 1980)
Title:
Wookey, Harold William (1889 - 1980)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E007061
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-04-14
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Wookey, Harold William (1889 - 1980), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Wookey, Harold William
Date of Birth:
29 April 1889
Place of Birth:
Mandeville, Jamaica
Date of Death:
14 December 1980
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1921
MD Toronto 1913
FRCSC
Details:
Harold William Wookey was born in Mandeville, Jamaica on 29 April, 1889. He was the son of Charles Arthur Wookey, a clergyman. He studied at Toronto University Medical School where he won a silver medal in 1913, the year in which he qualified. He held appointments at the Toronto General Hospital. During the first world war he served as a Major in the CAMC. He was Hunterian Professor at the College in 1947. Back in Canada he was Chairman of the Research Committee of the Cancer Foundation. Among his publications were those on the surgical treatment of oral and oesophageal cancer.
In June 1922 he married Dorothy Constable-Jones. His interests were cricket, golf and gardening. He died on 14 December, 1980.
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/E007000-E007999/E007000-E007099
Media Type:
Unknown
