Mary Gell Explained

Mary Gell
Honorific Suffix:M.B.Ch.B.
Birth Date:1894 4, df=yes
Nationality:British (Manx)
Occupation:Doctor of medicine
Known For:Co-founder of War on Want
Profession:Medical missionary
Work Institutions:St. Agatha's Hospital, North China
Education:University of Sheffield

Dr Mary Prowse Gell MB, ChB (16 April 1894 – 1978)[1] was a medical missionary and co-founder of War on Want. She worked at St. Agatha's Hospital, Pingyin, Shandong, China, and later became an associate professor at the University Hospital, Jinan's Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. After World War II, she settled in London and became Secretary to the Medical Missions Department of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.[1]

Education

Gell graduated from the University of Sheffield, M.B.Ch.B., in 1922.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The University Library, Gell Documents . . 3 June 2015 .