Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E008945 - Soltau, David Henry Kenneth (1920 - 2002)
Title:
Soltau, David Henry Kenneth (1920 - 2002)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E008945
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-12-07
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Soltau, David Henry Kenneth (1920 - 2002), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Soltau, David Henry Kenneth
Date of Birth:
13 May 1920
Place of Birth:
Barnstable, Devon
Date of Death:
16 October 2002
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1948
FRCS 1951
MB BChir Cambridge 1944
MRCOG 1955
FRCOG 1968
Details:
The only son of Henry Kenneth Victor Soltau MD, David Soltau was born in Barnstaple, North Devon, on 13 May 1920. His mother was Nora Ramscar née Wright, the daughter of a chartered accountant. He was educated at Epsom College and Queen's College, Cambridge, before going on to Bristol to do his clinical studies, and to win the Henry Clarke prize in obstetrics and gynaecology.
He did junior posts at Bristol Royal Infirmary before joining the RAMC, where he served in the Far East from 1944 to 1947 and was mentioned in despatches.
On demobilisaton, he specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology, doing a series of registrar and junior posts at Queen Charlotte's, the Chelsea Hospital for Women, the Middlesex and St George's Hospitals. He was senior consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Cheltenham Hospitals.
In 1960 he married Olivia Trower, by whom he had two sons. His hobbies included motoring, collecting pictures and playing the organ. He died on 16 October 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/E008900-E008999
Media Type:
Unknown
