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Asset Name:
E007161 - Chandra, Satya Ranjan (1909 - 1986)
Title:
Chandra, Satya Ranjan (1909 - 1986)
Author:
Sir Barry Jackson
Identifier:
RCS: E007161
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-04-27

2018-05-24
Description:
Obituary for Chandra, Satya Ranjan (1909 - 1986), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Chandra, Satya Ranjan
Date of Birth:
11 June 1909
Place of Birth:
Bengal, India
Date of Death:
6 June 1986
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1936

FRCS 1938

MB Calcutta 1933

MCh Orth Liverpool 1938

LRCP 1936
Details:
Satya Ranjan Chandra was born on 11 June 1909 in Bengal, the first son of Fakir Chandra, a medical practitioner, and his wife Usha. He attended schools in Calcutta and proceeded to the Calcutta Medical College where he was awarded a scholarship and honours in pathology and hygiene. He qualified in 1933. He came to England to study orthopaedics at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and Liverpool University where he was greatly influenced by Professor T P McMurray. After passing the FRCS and the MCh Orth he returned to Calcutta where he became surgeon-in-charge of the orthopaedic and fracture department at Calcutta Medical College and subsequently Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research. He died on 6 June 1986 and was survived by his wife Alaka, three sons, two of whom became surgeons, and two daughters.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E007000-E007999/E007100-E007199
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