Howson, John Edward (1924 - 2005)
Asset Name:
E009883 - Howson, John Edward (1924 - 2005)
Title:
Howson, John Edward (1924 - 2005)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E009883
Publisher:
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2020-11-25
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Howson, John Edward (1924 - 2005), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
IsPartOf Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Date of Birth:
7 December 1924
Place of Birth:
County Durham
Date of Death:
21 January 2005
Place of Death:
Melbourne Victoria Australia
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
FRCS 1954
MB BS Durham 1948
FRACR
Details:
John Edward Howson was a surgeon in Victoria, Australia. He was born in County Durham, the elder son of John Howson and Elise Mary Nicholson née Howson. He attended Barnard Castle School and then the medical school at King’s College, Newcastle. He qualified in 1948 with a distinction in surgery. As a medical student he played rugby for his university.
He was a house surgeon on the professorial surgical unit at Royal Victoria Infirmary and then carried out his National Service. He gained his fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1954.
He emigrated to Australia, where he was an honorary surgeon at Sale Base Hospital, Victoria. He subsequently became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Radiologists.
In 1949 he married Mary Barker, a teacher. Howson died on 21 January 2005 in Melbourne. He was 80.
Sources:
*Teesdale Mercury* 7 July 1948 http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1948/July-07/July-07-1948-01.pdf – accessed 16 December 2024; *Teesdale Mercury* 23 March 1949 http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1949/March-23/March-23-1949-01.pdf – accessed 16 December 2024
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/E009000-E009999/E009800-E009899
