Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E005935 - Marr, John Allison Strachan (1904 - 1968)
Title:
Marr, John Allison Strachan (1904 - 1968)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E005935
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-09-18
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Marr, John Allison Strachan (1904 - 1968), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Marr, John Allison Strachan
Date of Birth:
1904
Place of Birth:
Knysna, South Africa
Date of Death:
1968
Place of Death:
Knysna, South Africa
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1933
FRCS 1934
MB Cape Town 1929
LRCP 1933
Details:
John Allison Strachan Marr was born in Knysna and was educated at Rondebosch Boys' High School. His father was the first doctor at Knysna. He graduated in medicine at the University of Cape Town and spent four years in postgraduate training in England, obtaining the Conjoint Board Diploma in 1933, and the FRCS in 1934.
When Marr returned to South Africa he spent three years as assistant to Professor Saint, Professor of Surgery at the University of Cape Town, and then practised in Cape Town until 1963 when he was forced to retire because of ill-health. He died at his home in Knysna in 1968 at the age of 64, and his wife and four children survived him.
Sources:
*Cape Times* 8 July 1968
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/E005000-E005999/E005900-E005999
Media Type:
Unknown
