Christianson, Ralph Alfred (1913 - 1947)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E003970 - Christianson, Ralph Alfred (1913 - 1947)
Title
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Christianson, Ralph Alfred (1913 - 1947)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E003970
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2013-05-20
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Christianson, Ralph Alfred (1913 - 1947), 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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Christianson, Ralph Alfred
Date of Birth
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4 February 1913
Date of Death
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30 November 1947
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS and FRCS 9 December 1943
MD Western Ontario 1936
Details
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Born 4 February 1913, third of the four sons of William Dexter Christianson, manager of a Woolworth store. He was educated at the medical school of the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, and settled in practice at Hamilton, Ontario. During the war of 1939-45 he came to England, studied at the Westminster Hospital, and took the Fellowship though not previously a Member of the College. He afterwards returned to practice at Hamilton. He married Aileen Kate Petticrew, who survived him with a son and daughter. Christianson was killed instantaneously by compression fracture of the skull in a motor accident on Sunday, 30 November 1947.
Sources
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Information from his brother, M Paul Christianson, DO, of Hamilton
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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376153
Media Type
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Unknown