Du Plessis, Daniel Jacob (1918 - 1999)
by
Sarah Gillam
Asset Name
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E005451 - Du Plessis, Daniel Jacob (1918 - 1999)
Title
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Du Plessis, Daniel Jacob (1918 - 1999)
Author
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Sarah Gillam
Identifier
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RCS: E005451
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2014-06-13
2016-09-01
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Du Plessis, Daniel Jacob (1918 - 1999), 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
:
Du Plessis, Daniel Jacob
Date of Birth
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17 May 1918
Date of Death
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1999
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MB BS Witwatersrand
FRCS 1951
Hon FACS
Details
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Daniel Jacob du Plessis (known as 'Sonny') was professor of surgery at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, vice president of the College of Medicine of South Africa from 1969 to 1974, and chairman of the steering committee and first president of the Surgical Research Society of Southern Africa. From 1978 to 1983 he was vice chancellor and principal of the University of the Witwatersrand. Born on 17 May 1918, he studied medicine at the Witwatersrand and received his FRCS in 1951.
His personal research included pioneering work on the aetiology of peptic ulceration. His books *Principles of surgery: a new approach* (Bristol, J Wright, 1968) and *A synopsis of surgical anatomy* (Bristol, J Wright, 1975) were used internationally.
Daniel Jacob du Plessis died in 1999. He was 81.
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/E005400-E005499
URL for File
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377634
Media Type
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Unknown