Archibald Gray (dermatologist) explained

Sir Archibald Montague Henry Gray (1 February 1880 – 13 October 1967) was a British dermatologist and gynaecologist, who was consulting physician for diseases of the skin at University College Hospital and to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Between 1948 and 1962, he was adviser in dermatology to the Ministry of Health. Between 1940 and 1942, he was president of the Royal Society of Medicine.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In England, he was first to perform a Wertheim hysterectomy.[6]

Gray endorsed the development of medical mycology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. From 1948 to 1959 he chaired the MRC's Medical Mycology Committee.[7]

Gray was knighted in 1946.[3] In October 1951 he delivered the Harveian Oration.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=7ThZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA173. Historical Atlas of Dermatology and Dermatologists. Crissey, John Thorne. Lawrence C. Parish. Karl Holubar.. CRC Press. 2013. 978-1-84184-864-8. Boca Raton. Mid-twentieth century dermatologists, events, and discoveries. 165.
  2. Web site: Gray, Sir Archibald Montague Henry - Biographical entry - Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online. England. Royal College of Surgeons of. livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk. en-gb. 6 September 2018.
  3. Web site: The Discovery Service. Archives. The National. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. en-GB. 2018-09-06.
  4. Web site: Munks Roll Details for Archibald Montague Henry (Sir) Gray. munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk. 2018-09-06.
  5. Goldsmith. W. N.. 21 October 1967. Obituary - Gray. British Medical Journal. 4. 5572. 178–179. 1750056. 4861384. 10.1136/bmj.4.5572.178.
  6. Orpin . S. . Sir Archibald Grey 1880–1967: founding father of the British Association of Dermatologists . Clinical and Experimental Dermatology . 1 July 2011 . 36 . 5 . 548–552 . 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04055.x10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04055.x . en . 1365-2230.
  7. Geoffrey C. Ainsworth. Brief Biographies of British Mycologists (John Webster, David Moore, eds.), p. 73 (British Mycological Society; 1996)
  8. 10.1016/S0140-6736(51)91591-7 . Dermatology from the Time of Harvey . 1951 . Gray . A. . The Lancet . 258 . 6688 . 795–802 . 14874515 .

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