Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E008597 - Fleming, Horace Townshend (1907 - 1999)
Title:
Fleming, Horace Townshend (1907 - 1999)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E008597
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-10-29
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Fleming, Horace Townshend (1907 - 1999), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Fleming, Horace Townshend
Date of Birth:
1907
Date of Death:
12 June 1999
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1935
MB BCh BAO Dublin 1929
FRCSI 1932
Details:
Horace Fleming qualified in Dublin in 1929 and specialised in surgery. He held house officer posts at Cheltenham General and was a resident surgical officer at Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital. He was appointed county surgeon in Enniskillen and was later director of the Erne Hospital. At one time he was in sole charge of medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, ear nose and throat surgery, as well as X-rays and dispensing. In addition, he had many outside interests: he was a member of the yacht and golf clubs, the amateur dramatic society, and was a keen fisherman and bridge player. He died on 12 June 1999.
Sources:
*BMJ* 1999 319 388
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/E008000-E008999/E008500-E008599
Media Type:
Unknown
