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Asset Name:
E006857 - Phillips, Leonard George (1890 - 1975)
Title:
Phillips, Leonard George (1890 - 1975)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E006857
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-02-25
Description:
Obituary for Phillips, Leonard George (1890 - 1975), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Phillips, Leonard George
Date of Birth:
5 December 1890
Place of Birth:
London
Date of Death:
22 June 1975
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1915

FRCS 1919

MB BS London 1916

BSc 1919

MS 1919

FRCOG 1938

LRCP 1915
Details:
Leonard George Phillips was born in London on 5 December 1890. He was educated at the William Ellis School, the University of London and the Middlesex Hospital for which he gained an entrance scholarship in 1910. He won the Lyall Gold Medal and scholarship for practical surgery in 1914. He was turned down for active service on health grounds. He was greatly influenced when house surgeon at the Middlesex by Sir John Bland-Sutton, Sir Gordon Gordon-Taylor, Victor Bonney and Comyns Berkley and decided on obstetrics and gynaecology as a career. He was honorary consulting surgeon to the Hospital for Women, Soho, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Willesden, Croydon General and Huntingdon County Hospital. He was an examiner in obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of London, examiner to the Central Midwives Board and for the DRCOG. He was part author of *Queen Charlotte's practice of obstetrics*. He was keen on riding, shooting, golf and gardening and collected antiques, especially silver and ceramics. He married Dr Lilian Robinson in 1924. They had one daughter who is a paediatrician. He died on 22 June 1975, aged 85 years.
Sources:
*The Times* 24 June 1975
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/E006000-E006999/E006800-E006899
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Unknown