Leonard Parsons
British Paediatrician
Sir Leonard Gregory Parsons MRCS FRCP FRCOG FRS (25 November 1879 - 17 December 1950) was a British Paediatrician.[1]
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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]
References
- ^ "Inspiring Physicians | RCP Museum".
- ^ "Inspiring Physicians | RCP Museum".
- ^ Dunn, PM (2002). "Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879-1950) and antenatal paediatrics". Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. 86 (1): F65–7. doi:10.1136/fn.86.1.F65. PMC 1721345. PMID 11815555.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Dunn, PM (2002). "Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879-1950) and antenatal paediatrics". Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. 86 (1): F65–7. doi:10.1136/fn.86.1.F65. PMC 1721345. PMID 11815555.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Inspiring Physicians | RCP Museum".
- ^ "Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879–1950) and antenatal paediatrics -- Dunn 86 (1): F65 -- ADC - Fetal and Neonatal Edition". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Inspiring Physicians | RCP Museum".