Lavery, Maurice Basil (1901 - 1961)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E005205 - Lavery, Maurice Basil (1901 - 1961)
Title
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Lavery, Maurice Basil (1901 - 1961)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E005205
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2014-04-02
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Lavery, Maurice Basil (1901 - 1961), 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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Lavery, Maurice Basil
Date of Birth
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1901
Place of Birth
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Belfast
Date of Death
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9 December 1961
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS and FRCS 9 June 1932
BSc Belfast 1922
MSc MB BCh BAO 1925
FRCS Ed 1931
Details
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Born in Belfast in 1901 he was educated by the Christian Brothers and at Queen's University. After serving as surgical registrar at Sheffield Royal Infirmary, and as senior surgical registrar at the Queen's Hospital, Birmingham, 1929-32, he was appointed to the Staff of the Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast, which he served for the rest of his life with devoted loyalty. He was also consultant surgeon to the City Hospital and Lecturer in operative surgery at Queen's University. He was chiefly interested in abdominal surgery. Though shy and reserved he was a good teacher, much appreciated for his humour and shrewd judgment.
He died on 9 December 1961 aged 60, survived by his wife.
Sources
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*Brit med J* 1961, 2, 1788 by JPS with eulogy by JMM, and 1962 1, 196 by J V Walker
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/E005000-E005999/E005200-E005299
URL for File
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377388
Media Type
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Unknown