Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E007311 - Hansen, Lawrence Herbert (1929 - 1984)
Title:
Hansen, Lawrence Herbert (1929 - 1984)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E007311
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-05-18
2015-06-09
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Hansen, Lawrence Herbert (1929 - 1984), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Hansen, Lawrence Herbert
Date of Birth:
1929
Place of Birth:
Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand
Date of Death:
25 July 1984
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1963
MB ChB Otago 1955
FRACS 1967
Details:
Lawrence Herbert Hansen was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand in 1929 and after early education at Palmerston Boys' High School entered the University of Otago Medical School, qualifying in 1955. After early hospital appointments in Wellington he came to England to work as surgical registrar at Ealing Hospital and passed the FRCS in 1963. Returning to New Zealand he passed the FRACS in 1967 and was appointed consultant in general surgery at Taranaki Base Hospital where he developed a particular interest in colorectal disease. He was an enthusiastic surgical teacher and served as President of the Taranaki Division of the New Zealand Medical Association. He was a keen trout fisherman.
He died suddenly in his consulting rooms on 25 July 1984, aged 55, survived by his wife Valerie, daughters Andrea and Victoria, and son, Guy.
Sources:
*NZ med J* 1984, 92, 908
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/E007300-E007399
Media Type:
Unknown
