Leonard Parsons Explained

Sir Leonard Gregory Parsons MRCS FRCP FRCOG FRS (25 November 1879 - 17 December 1950) was a British Paediatrician.^[1]

Parsons studied at Mason College and the University of Birmingham from 1896 to 1903. He graduated with a University of London external degree in medicine in 1903.^{[2] [3] [4]}

He was Professor of Paediatrics at Birmingham University and dean of University of Birmingham Medical School. In 1932 he was the first to use synthetic Vitamin C to treat scurvy in children.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Parsons was awarded the Royal College of Physicians’s Moxon Medal in 1942 and delivered their Harveian Oration in 1950. He received a knighthood in 1946. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1948.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inspiring Physicians | RCP Museum.
2. Web site: Inspiring Physicians | RCP Museum.
3. 1721345 . 11815555 . 86 . Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879-1950) and antenatal paediatrics . 2002 . Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. . F65–7 . Dunn . PM . 1 . 10.1136/fn.86.1.F65.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-12-20 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023058/http://www.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/resources/general_register_part_3.pdf . dead .
5. 1721345 . 11815555 . 86 . Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879-1950) and antenatal paediatrics . 2002 . Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. . F65–7 . Dunn . PM . 1 . 10.1136/fn.86.1.F65.
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-12-20 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023058/http://www.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/resources/general_register_part_3.pdf . dead .
7. Web site: Inspiring Physicians | RCP Museum.
8. Web site: Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879–1950) and antenatal paediatrics -- Dunn 86 (1): F65 -- ADC - Fetal and Neonatal Edition . 2014-12-20 . dead . https://archive.today/20130118164808/http://fn.bmjjournals.com/content/86/1/F65.full . 2013-01-18 .
9. Web site: Inspiring Physicians | RCP Museum.