Charles Illingworth

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Sir Charles Frederick William Illingworth (born May 8, 1899 in Halifax (West Yorkshire) , † February 23, 1991 ) was a British surgeon.

Illingworth studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh , interrupted his military service as a volunteer and pilot with the Royal Flying Corps in World War I from 1917, where he was a prisoner of war in Bavaria for a few months after he came to France in 1918 and was shot down over the Somme. In 1922 he made his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB MCh) degree and was then assistant (clinical tutor) to the surgeon Sir David Wilkie (1882-1938) in Edinburgh, who founded a school of academic research in surgery there. Two textbooks he wrote during this time earned him the reputation of an upcoming man and model student of Wilkie. In 1939 he became Regius Professor of Surgery at the University of Glasgow . In 1964 he retired from the university.

He was one of the most respected British surgeons in his day and built the medical faculty at the University of Glasgow into one of the leading in Great Britain. He drew promising young doctors to Glasgow and, although he did not emerge as a scientist himself, supported the medical research promoted by modern biochemistry. 1961 to 1965 he had the honorary title Honorary Surgeon to the Queen in Scotland. Illingworth was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1946 and was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in 1961 . In 1963 he received the Lister Medal . Since 1940 he was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .

He is the founder of Tenovus Scotland, a Glasgow non-profit foundation that supports medical research in Scotland. The Illingworth Prize of the University of Glasgow is named in his honor and has been awarded annually since 1964 on the recommendation of the respective Regius Professor.

In retirement, he wrote two biographies, The Story of William Hunter and University Statesman: Sir Hector Hetherington .

Fonts

  • Short Textbook of Surgery , 9th edition, edited by William Burnett et al. a., Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone 1972
  • The Story of William Hunter , Edinburgh, London, E. and S. Livingstone 1967
  • with Bruce M. Dick: Textbook of Surgical Pathology , 12th edition, Edinburgh / New York, Churchill Livingstone 1979
  • University Statesman: Sir Hector Hetherington , Glasgow, George Outram and Co., 1971
  • Editors: Textbook of surgical treatment, including operative surgery , Edinburgh, E. and S. Livingstone 1943
  • with JM Mackintosh, RJ Peters: Scottish Hospital Survey. The Western Region , Edinburgh, HM Stationery Office 1946

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Appreciation at the University of Glasgow, see web links. According to the 1991 obituary in the British Medical Journal, he was an assistant in Wilkie's private surgical practice at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
  2. ↑ a b Obituary in the British Medical Journal 1991
  3. ^ Obituary in British Medical Journal, Volume 302, 1991, p. 588
  4. ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed December 22, 2019 .
  5. ^ Illingworth Price
personal data
SURNAME Illingworth, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Illingworth, Charles Frederick William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British surgeon
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Halifax (West Yorkshire)
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1991