Hector MacLennan explained
Sir Hector Ross MacLennan FRCP FRCPGlas FRCOG (1 November 1905 – 6 January 1978) was a Scottish gynaecologist, knighted in the 1965 Birthday Honours.[1] [2] [3] From 1963 to 1966, he was president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Early life and education
Hector MacLennan was born on 1 November 1905 in Glasgow.[4]
Honours and awards
From 1963 to 1966, he was president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[4] In 1961 MacLennan was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and served as President in 1970.[5] He delivered the Dossibai J. R. Dadabhoy oration in 1966.[6] He was President of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1967 to 1969.
Family
His son, Robert was ennobled as Baron Maclennan of Rogart. His daughter was the acclaimed Elizabeth MacLennan.[7]
Notes and References
- ‘MacLENNAN, Sir Hector’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn., Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 6 Sept 2013
- Sir Hector Maclennan Public service in Scotland (Obituaries) The Times Monday, 9 January 1978; p. 14; Issue 60205; col F
- Sir Hector Maclennan (Obituaries) The Times Thursday, 19 January 1978; p. 19; Issue 60214; col. G
- Web site: Sir Hector Ross MacLennan . history.rcplondon.ac.uk . Royal College of Physicians . 6 August 2024.
- Book: Minute Books of the Harveian Society. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
- The place of manipulative obstetrics in modern practice . Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India . June 1966 . 16 . 3 . 245 .
- Web site: Elizabeth MacLennan obituary. TheGuardian.com. 29 June 2015.
