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Asset Name:
E008856 - Pryor, James Henry (1928 - 2002)
Title:
Pryor, James Henry (1928 - 2002)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E008856
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-12-02
Description:
Obituary for Pryor, James Henry (1928 - 2002), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Pryor, James Henry
Date of Birth:
15 November 1928
Place of Birth:
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death:
7 March 2002
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1956

MB BS Melbourne

FRACS 1960
Details:
James Pryor was born on 15 November 1928 in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, where his father, William Joseph Pryor, was the Town Clerk. His mother was Vera Florence née Cartwright. He was educated at Horsham State School and University High School, Melbourne, before going on to Melbourne University to study medicine at St Vincent's Hospital. After qualifying, he did junior posts at St Vincent's under Thomas King and Charles Coborn, before going to England to specialise in surgery. There he worked for Charles Heanley, was registrar in Worthing Hospital under John Addison and was clinical assistant to Ian Todd at St Mark's Hospital. He returned to Melbourne, as out-patient and subsequently in-patient surgeon at Ballarat Base Hospital. He was on the state committee of the Australian Association of Surgeons and was past President of the Provincial Surgeons Association of Australia. He published on gall-stone obstruction of the sigmoid colon. He married Marie Wilson in 1953. They had five sons and five daughters. Active in service clubs, he was a keen golfer and farmer. He died on 7 March 2002.
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E008000-E008999/E008800-E008899
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