Stories

Obituaries

Find below obituaries celebrating the lives of eminent Members and Fellows. For medical biographies of eminent Members, Fellows and Licentiates, visit our Gallery & Library site below. 
Medical Biographies
Keyword search:

Professor James Gilbert, OC, FRCP Edin

(Contributed by Neil MacDonald and colleagues in Alberta, Canada)

James Alan Longmore Gilbert was born on January 28, 1918, in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland, to Canadian parents.

Read more
Professor Mohammed Alamgir Khan, FRCP Edin

Professor Mohammed Alamgir Khan, FRCP Edin

(Contributed by Dr Sarmad Alamgir)

Prof.

Read more

Dr Hugh Jackson Woodliff, FRCP Edin

[Contributed by Professor Krishna Somers]

Hugh Jackson (Jack) Woodliff was born in Calver, Derbyshire UK, son of Douglas Woodliff, a Works Manager, and Frances Alice (nee Jackson), a...

Read more

Dr Olikoye Ransome-Kuti FRCP Edin

Professor Ransome–Kuti was one of Nigeria’s foremost health experts.

Read more

George Mackenzie Cochrane FRCP Edin

(Contributed by his wife Maryann Cochrane)

George was born in Buxton, the son of a GP and MoH, and from the age of six he was determined to...

Read more

Dr Patrick Burnham Fox, FRCP Edin

(Based on an obituary published in the Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, 7th June 2002)

Pat Fox was a skilled dermatologist, a fascinating raconteur and an...

Read more
Stories