Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E007794 - Armstrong, John Henry (1911 - 1994)
Title:
Armstrong, John Henry (1911 - 1994)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E007794
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-09-02
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Armstrong, John Henry (1911 - 1994), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Armstrong, John Henry
Date of Birth:
20 March 1911
Place of Birth:
Monmouth
Date of Death:
9 June 1994
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1937
FRCS 1950
LRCP 1937
Details:
John Armstrong was born on 20 March 1911 in Monmouth, where his father, Arthur Keith Armstrong, was a general practitioner; his great-grandfather John Armstrong was a member of the College and his mother was Louise Lilly Macman, the daughter of a solicitor.
He was educated at Highgate School and St Bartholomew's Hospital where he won the Hervey Prize. His early appointments were at Hull Royal Infirmary and Nottingham General Hospital, and he was influenced by G J Fraenkel FRCS and J B Jack FRCS Edinburgh. He served in the Royal Navy from 1938 to 1946. He moved into general surgical practice at Accrington. Outside his profession his interests were in dog showing, gardening and vintage motor cars. He died on 9 June 1994, survived by his wife, Mary, whom he had married in 1961.
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/E007000-E007999/E007700-E007799
Media Type:
Unknown
