Buchanan, James Spittal (1867 - 1952)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E004930 - Buchanan, James Spittal (1867 - 1952)
Title
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Buchanan, James Spittal (1867 - 1952)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E004930
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2014-02-03
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Buchanan, James Spittal (1867 - 1952), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Buchanan, James Spittal
Date of Birth
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14 April 1867
Place of Birth
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Berwick, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death
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26 April 1952
Place of Death
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS 27 July 1893
FRCS 14 June 1894
MB ChM Glasgow 1890
LRCP 1893
FRACS foundation 1927
Details
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Born 14 April 1867 at Berwick, Victoria, Australia, third child and second son of Robert Buchanan, a landowner, and Jessie Spittal his wife, he was educated at Ballarat College, Victoria, qualified from Glasgow University in 1899, and was house surgeon at Glasgow Western Infirmary 1890-91. He worked at the London Hospital 1892-94 and after taking the Fellowship was assistant to Sir Arthur Mayo-Robson at Leeds, 1895-97.
He returned to Australia and practised as a surgeon in Melbourne, latterly at 8 Collins Street. He was ultimately consulting surgeon to the Alfred Hospital and to the Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, and was a foundation Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
He married Alfreda Hilda Gamble in 1897, and was survived by their two sons, one of whom became a Fellow of the College. He married secondly Sylvia Vesta Gray. He died at 15 Hopetoun Road, Toorak, Melbourne on 26 April 1952 aged 85.
Sources
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*Med J Austral* 1952, 1, 686, no memoir
Information from his son J M Buchanan FRCS
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E004000-E004999/E004900-E004999
URL for File
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377113
Media Type
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Unknown