Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E009278 - Foggitt, Paul (1932 - 2016)
Title:
Foggitt, Paul (1932 - 2016)
Author:
Tina Craig
Identifier:
RCS: E009278
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2016-11-21
2020-01-21
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Foggitt, Paul (1932 - 2016), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Foggitt, Paul
Date of Birth:
18 October 1932
Place of Birth:
Rawdon, Yorkshire
Date of Death:
28 October 2016
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MB ChB Leeds 1957
FRCS Edin 1964
FRCS 1965
Details:
Paul Foggitt was an orthopaedic surgeon in Burton upon Trent. Born on 18 October 1932 in Rawdon near Leeds, he was the son of George Herbert Foggitt, an architect, and his wife Ivy née Roberts. After attending Leeds Grammar School he studied medicine at the University of Leeds Medical School graduating MB ChB in 1957. He did house jobs at Leeds General Infirmary where he was mentored by John Cedric Goligher and John Mounsten Pemberton Clark, and was also demonstrator in anatomy at the University. At Sheffield Royal Infirmary he was on the registrar rotation and influenced by Sir Frank Holdsworth. As an orthopaedic registrar in Edinburgh he worked with G P Mitchell. In 1964 he passed the fellowship of the college. He was eventually appointed consultant in orthopaedics to the South East Staffordshire Health District.
In 1966 he married Miss Tasker, a state registered nurse, and they had two sons. Outside medicine he enjoyed photography, vintage motor vehicles and gardening. On retirement he moved to Ripon. He died on 28 October 2016 aged 84.
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/E009000-E009999/E009200-E009299
Media Type:
Unknown
