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E006995 - Thomas, Horatio Orishejolomi (1917 - 1979)
Title:
Thomas, Horatio Orishejolomi (1917 - 1979)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E006995
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-03-24
Description:
Obituary for Thomas, Horatio Orishejolomi (1917 - 1979), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Thomas, Horatio Orishejolomi
Date of Birth:
31 August 1917
Place of Birth:
Nigeria
Date of Death:
2 July 1979
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
CBE 1953

Cross of Nigeria 1965

MRCS 1942

FRCS 1949

MB ChB Birmingham 1942
Details:
Horatio Orishejolomi Thomas was a distinguished alumnus of Birmingham University Medical School. He was the first Nigerian surgeon to become FRCS and in April 1962 he was invited by the Federal government of Nigeria to establish a medical school and teaching hospital at Lagos. Later in that year (September) the hospital was open to patients and the medical school admitted 28 students. By the time these students had qualified in 1967 the Lagos University Medical School and teaching hospital had been recognised by international bodies in medical education and training. Thomas was Professor of Surgery there and Dean of the Medical School until 1967, First Provost until 1969. In 1972 he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan. He was a frequent visitor to England and his old medical school. He contributed to surgical and educational literature and was the author of *Diseases of children in tropics and sub-tropics* (1970). He was a member of the editorial committee of the *British journal of surgery* and for many years was editor of the *West African medical journal*. He served on several WHO committees. He was born 31 August 1917 in Nigeria and was educated at Igboli College, Lagos before coming to Birmingham University. He was married, with three children. He died on 2 July 1979.
Sources:
*Brit med J* 1979, 2, 219
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
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Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E006000-E006999/E006900-E006999
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