Ruth Wynne-Davies
Ruth Wynne-Davies b. Blowers (born August 11, 1926 in London , † March 11, 2012 in Oxford ) was a British orthopedist. She dealt with the inheritance of musculoskeletal malformations and systematized scoliosis research .
Life
Ruth Blowers was born in the London Borough of Sutton, the fourth child to a Welsh mother . When the Battle of Britain ended, she was evacuated to North Wales . Wales, gardening and dogs became a defining part of their lives. She graduated from a nearby girls' school in Shropshire . Temporarily employed in the countryside and trained as a secretary, she worked for the council of the Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington in south London. In 1947 she began medical training at the Royal Free Hospital . She was encouraged and encouraged by her uncle, Llewellyn Wynne-Davies. She finished her studies in London in 1953 as an MB BS. She was married to a fellow student for six years. In 1959 she changed her name to Wynne-Davies through deed poll .
She was Medizinalassistentin (house officer) at the Great Ormond Street Hospital and assistant doctor (surgical registrar) at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital . After she had worked for a time as a prosector in the anatomy of the Royal Free (in preparation for the 1st part of the college examination) , she was admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1960 . She completed her orthopedic training in Exeter . There it turned out that she was more inclined to research than clinical work. She examined 635 patients with clubfoot treated at Exeter . She later received the British Orthopedic Association's Robert Jones Gold Medal for her work . She became an orthopedic senior registrar with Arthur Naylor and James Wishart in Bradford . When it was particularly difficult to become an orthopedic consultant in England, she joined the orthopedic department at the University of Edinburgh, newly founded by "Jip" James . In 1973 she graduated with a Ph.D.
After she retired in 1981, she moved to Oxford . She took care of her dysplasia consultation hours and connected a new one with the Green College (Oxford) founded by Richard Doll . She studied English at St Hilda's College . In 1995 she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA). Archaeologists sought their osteological advice. As a research assistant to Jane Mellanby, she was involved in experimental psychology in children with learning disabilities. She was a trained organist and played chamber music as a harpist . She was particularly connected to St Mary Magdalen's Church (Oxford) . She raised a lot of money at the annual St Giles' Fair by making her house available to the Church for auction .
Works
- Heritable disorders in orthopedic practice . Blackwell Scientific, Oxford 1973. ISBN 978-0632087105 .
- with JIP James and PA Zorab: Scoliosis . Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh 1976. ISBN 0443015171 .
- with Christine M. Hall and Alan Graham Apley : Atlas of skeletal dysplasias . Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh 1985. ISBN 0443030472 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Leslie Klenerman: Wynne-Davies, Ruth (Royal College of Surgeons of England)
- ↑ Naylor, Arthur (Royal College of Surgeons of England)
- ^ Obituary JIP James
- ↑ Lynn Robson: Ruth Wynne-Davies (St Hilda's College)
- ↑ Oxford Group for Children's Potential (Prof. Jane Mellanby)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wynne-Davies, Ruth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blowers, Ruth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British orthopedist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 2012 |
| Place of death | Oxford |