King, Gordon (1900-1991)

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    Gordon King (1900-1991), professor of medicine, was born on 7 July 1900 in London, son of English-born Frederick Henry King, Baptist minister, and his Scottish-born wife Minnie Elizabeth, née Wakeham. Educated at Bristol Grammar School (1912-15) and Liverpool Institute High School for Boys (1915-18), Gordon undertook medical training at the London Hospital Medical College (MRCS, LRCP, 1924), winning prizes for anatomy, clinical pathology, pathology, clinical medicine, and diseases of children. He was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (1926), and became a foundation fellow of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1930).
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAustralian Dictionary of Biography
    EditorsTiping Su
    Place of PublicationXian, Shaanxi
    PublisherShaanxi People's Publishing House and the Australian Studies Centre at the Xi'an International Studies University
    PagesOnline
    Volume5
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9787224135534
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

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