Forbes, Robert Dow (1879 - 1974)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E006534 - Forbes, Robert Dow (1879 - 1974)
Title
:
Forbes, Robert Dow (1879 - 1974)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E006534
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2014-12-08
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Forbes, Robert Dow (1879 - 1974), 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
:
Forbes, Robert Dow
Date of Birth
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1879
Date of Death
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31 October 1974
Place of Death
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Seattle, Washington, USA
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS 1906
FRCS 1907
MD McGill 1903
LRCP 1906
Details
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Robert Dow Forbes was born in 1879 and graduated MD at McGill University in 1903. He obtained the MRCS in 1906 and the FRCS in 1907. He returned to Stratford, Ontario, and in 1909 moved to Seattle where he practised from 1909 to 1950, and served as consultant at the University of Washington Medical School. He was a member of the Seattle, the Pacific Coast and North Pacific Surgical Societies and was President of the King County Medical Society in 1936.
He was one of the founders of the American College of Surgeons and was survived by only one other founder. He died on 31 October 1974 in Seattle at the age of 95 years.
Sources
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*Bull Am Coll Surg* 1975, 60, 5
*J Am Med Ass* 1975, 231, 986
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/E006000-E006999/E006500-E006599
URL for File
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378717
Media Type
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Unknown