John Frederick Halls Dally Explained

John Frederick Halls Dally
Birth Date:2 August 1877
Death Date:4 November 1944
Known For:High blood pressure, its variations and control : manual for practitioners, W. Heinemann (1923)

John Frederick Halls Dally (2 August 1877 – 4 November 1944) was a British physician and president of the History of Medicine Society of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1941 to 1942 and in 1944.[1]

Early life

John Frederick Halls Dally was born on 2 August 1877 at Wolverhampton[2] and attended Wolverhampton School. He gained admission to St John's College, Cambridge, and then went on to St Bartholomew's Hospital.[3]

Medical career

He gained the Conjoint in 1901, MA MB MCH in 1903, MD in 1907 and MRCP in 1909.[3]

He subsequently became physician to Mount Vernon Hospital when it was a chest hospital in Hampstead and was a senior physician to the St Marylebone and Western General Dispensary.[3] In addition, he edited the journal of the West London Medico-Chirurgical Society, where he was also president.[3]

Personal and family

He married Norah Willoughby Curtois and they lived at 93 Harley Street. They had one son, Edward.[2]

He died at home on 4 November 1944.[3]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alumni Cantabrigienses : a Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Volume 2 Part 2. From 1752 to 1900.. 2011. Cambridge University Press. Venn, John Archibald., Venn, John.. 9781108036122. Cambridge. 215. 889954771.
  2. Web site: Peregrine Edward Curtois and his children. www.chradams.co.uk. 20 December 2018.
  3. Obituary. BMJ. 23 December 1944. 2. 4381. 837. 10.1136/bmj.2.4381.835-a. 2287101.