Bull, Peter Nicolay (1869 - 1951)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E003923 - Bull, Peter Nicolay (1869 - 1951)
Title
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Bull, Peter Nicolay (1869 - 1951)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E003923
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2013-04-24
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Bull, Peter Nicolay (1869 - 1951), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Bull, Peter Nicolay
Date of Birth
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16 October 1869
Place of Birth
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Tönsberg, Norway
Date of Death
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31 January 1951
Place of Death
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Oslo, Norway
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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Hon FRCS 12 January 1939
MD Christiania 1905
Details
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Born at Tönsberg, Norway, on 16 October 1869, he graduated at Christiania in 1905, and also studied in Germany, France, and England. He was professor of surgery at Christiania (Oslo) University from 1912 to 1928, and surgeon to the Deaconesses' Hospital. Bull was elected an Honorary Fellow of the College on 12 January 1939. He made important contributions to the literature on appendicitis, urinary diseases, sarcoma, local anaesthesia, embolic gangrene of the extremities, idiopathic dilatation of the oesophagus, carcinoma of the rectum, and thoracoplasty in the treatment of tuberculosis of the lungs. He died at Oslo on 31 January 1951, aged 81, of cerebral haemorrhag
Sources
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*Brit med J*. 1951, 1, 1209
Fischer's *Biographisches Lexikon*
Information from his son, Mr Henning Bull
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E003000-E003999/E003900-E003999
URL for File
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376106
Media Type
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Unknown