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Asset Name:
E005439 - Gibson, William Robert (1872 - 1959)
Title:
Gibson, William Robert (1872 - 1959)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E005439
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-06-10
Description:
Obituary for Gibson, William Robert (1872 - 1959), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Gibson, William Robert
Date of Birth:
1872
Date of Death:
6 March 1959
Place of Death:
London
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 4 August 1896

FRCS 20 June 1901

LRCP 1896
Details:
He received his medical education at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and was at one time assistant medical superintendent at St Saviour's Hospital, Dulwich. He practised for many years at Madras, in India, where he was Chief Medical Officer to the Madras and South Mahratta Railway. He was a most generous benefactor to the College and between 1954 and 1955 made donations totalling £38,803. The fellows Common Room was named the "John Cherry Gibson Room" on 14 July 1955, and on the same day the gift of his house at Ealing with its contents was reported to Council. On 8 November 1956 he was awarded the Honorary Medal as an outstanding benefactor. He died in St Bartholomew's on 6 March 1959.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E005000-E005999/E005400-E005499
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Unknown