Kudelka, Peter (1932 - 2015)
by
Sarah Gillam
Asset Name
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E007463 - Kudelka, Peter (1932 - 2015)
Title
:
Kudelka, Peter (1932 - 2015)
Author
:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier
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RCS: E007463
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2015-06-12
2018-01-24
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
:
Obituary for Kudelka, Peter (1932 - 2015), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
:
Kudelka, Peter
Date of Birth
:
31 May 1932
Place of Birth
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Vienna, Austria
Date of Death
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2 April 2015
Place of Death
:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
:
Orthopaedic surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
:
MB BS Melbourne 1955
FRCS 1959
FRACS 1962
Details
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Peter Kudelka was an orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He was born in Vienna on 31 May 1932, the eldest son of Oscar Kudelka, a medical practitioner, and Caroline Therese Kudelka née Grassl. He attended Scotch College, Melbourne, and went on to study medicine at Melbourne University. He qualified in 1955 and held junior posts in Melbourne.
He gained his fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1959 and of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1962. He was a wing commander in the Royal Australian Air Force Reserve.
Outside medicine, he was a beef cattle stud farmer, and enjoyed water and snow skiing. In 1957, he married Lorraine Burn. They had two sons and a daughter. Peter Kudelka died on 2 April 2015. He was 82.
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
:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E007000-E007999/E007400-E007499
URL for File
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379646
Media Type
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Unknown