William Donald MacLennan (4 April 1921 — 29 September 2002) was a Scottish paediatric surgeon and international rugby union player of the 1940s.[1]
| Full name | William Donald MacLennan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 September 2002 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Haddington, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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MacLennan was born and raised in Edinburgh. He attended George Watson's College, then obtained combined degrees in medicine and dental surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, before postgraduate studies at Columbia University in New York.[2]
A wing three-quarter, MacLennan played rugby for the Navy during his war service and was capped twice for Scotland in the 1947 Five Nations, against France at Colombes and Ireland at Murrayfield.[3]
MacLennan was a pioneering paediatric oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He authored over 40 scientific papers, was appointed Foundation Chair of Oral Surgery at the University of Edinburgh and served as President of The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Narrow Win For Scotland Over 'The Rest'". Herald Express. 21 December 1946.
- ^ a b "Prof WD (Bill) MacLennan". The Scotsman. 8 October 2002.
- ^ "New Rugby "Cap"". Dundee Courier. 9 April 1946.
External links
edit- Bill MacLennan at ESPNscrum