Moolgavkar, Shamrao Ramrao (1885 - 1964)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E005953 - Moolgavkar, Shamrao Ramrao (1885 - 1964)
Title
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Moolgavkar, Shamrao Ramrao (1885 - 1964)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E005953
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2014-09-18
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Moolgavkar, Shamrao Ramrao (1885 - 1964), 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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Moolgavkar, Shamrao Ramrao
Date of Birth
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1885
Place of Birth
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India
Date of Death
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1964
Place of Death
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Bombay, India
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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OBE 1941
MRCS 1909
FRCS 1915
LRCP 1909
Details
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Born in India in the 1880's, Moolgavkar was educated at Grant Medical College, Bombay. He came to England, and obtained the Conjoint Diplomas in 1909 and the Fellowship in 1915, and then returned to Bombay.
He became surgeon to the Jamsetji Hospital, Bombay, in 1923, and was Professor of Surgery at Grant Medical College till his retirement in 1941 when he was created OBE. He lived latterly at Belle Ville, Cumtalla Hill, Bombay where he died about 1964 in his late seventies.
Moolgavkar's students held him in affection and respect. He was a commanding figure, who usually wore a tall white cap; he was keenly interested in athletics.
Sources
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*Grant Medical College Magazine* 1941, 43, 2 with portrait
Intimation of his death from K C Mittal FRCS, writing from New Delhi in 1965
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/E005000-E005999/E005900-E005999
URL for File
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378136
Media Type
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Unknown