Henry Jellett | |
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.png.webp) Jellett in 1911 | |
| Born | 1872  |
| Died | 8 June 1948 (aged 75–76) |
Henry Jellett (1872–1948) was an eminent Irish Gynaecologist,[1] and author.[2]
Educated at the Trinity College Dublin, where he was later Professor of Midwifery.[3] During World War I he was Commandant of the Munro Ambulance Corps in Northern Flanders and was Mentioned in Despatches, also winning the Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Couronne de Belgique and the Croix de Guerre, Française (with two stars). When peace returned he was consultant at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin[4] from 1910 to 1919. Later he was consultant obstetrician to the New Zealand Department of Health. He died on 8 June 1948.[5]
His father, also called Henry Jellett, was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin[6] from 1889 until his death in 1901.
References
- ↑ "OBITUARY". Br Med J. 1 (4564): 1262–1263. 1948. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4564.1262. PMC 2090153.
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote "A Practice of Gynæcology" (5th ed. 1925); "The Causes and Prevention of Maternal Mortality" (1929); "A Short Practice of Midwifery" (10th ed. 1930); "The Nursing Home Murder" (novel with Ngaio Marsh 1936); "Wisha, God Help Us!" (play 1941); and "A Short Practice of Midwifery for Nurses" (13th ed. 1945); > British Library website accessed 16:04 GMT 28 February 2011
- ↑ Ricorso
- ↑ "History of the hospital" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ "A New History of Ireland" by Theodore William Moody, F. X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
External links
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. pp. – via Wikisource.
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