Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E008732 - Lees, William (1923 - 2002)
Title:
Lees, William (1923 - 2002)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E008732
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-11-13
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Lees, William (1923 - 2002), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Lees, William
Date of Birth:
21 April 1923
Place of Birth:
Largs, Ayrshire
Date of Death:
February 2002
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1958
MB ChB Glasgow 1946
Details:
William Lees was born in Largs, Ayrshire, on 21 April 1923. He was the son of Craig Lees, a tailor, and Agnes Mary Storm née Love, the daughter of a stockbroker. He was educated at Ardrossan Academy and Glasgow University, and he completed junior posts at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, where he was much influenced by Arthur Jacobs. He did his National Service in the RNVR, completing his surgical training at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Swansea Hospital. He was appointed consultant surgeon to Bishop Auckland and Dryburn Hospital, Durham. In 1967, he married Elizabeth Carol Owen. They had two sons and a daughter. He died in February 2002.
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/E008700-E008799
Media Type:
Unknown
