Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E006522 - Ghosh, Kumar Kanti (1907 - 1976)
Title:
Ghosh, Kumar Kanti (1907 - 1976)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E006522
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-12-08
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Ghosh, Kumar Kanti (1907 - 1976), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Ghosh, Kumar Kanti
Date of Birth:
1907
Place of Birth:
India
Date of Death:
24 August 1976
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1950
MB Calcutta 1931
Details:
Kumar Kanti Ghosh was born in India and received his medical education at the Medical College, Calcutta. He obtained the FRCS in 1950 and was appointed professor and director of surgery at the Medical College. He was one of the pioneers of modern surgery in Calcutta, and was an extremely popular teacher in his field of surgery, training a great number of students, many of whom occupy important positions in the surgical world. He was universally admired and loved by his colleagues, students, and patients for his qualities of head and heart. He died on 24 August 1976.
Sources:
Information from his son D K Ghosh, FRCS
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E006000-E006999/E006500-E006599
Media Type:
Unknown
