Sir Henry John Gauvain FRCS JP (28 November 1878[1] – 19 January 1945) was a British surgeon and tuberculosis specialist.[2]
Sir Henry Gauvain | |
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 Sir Henry Gauvain, Hampshire Telegraph, 4 August 1939. | |
| Born | Henry John Gauvain 28 November 1878 |
| Died | 19 January 1945 (aged 66) Morland Hall, Alton, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, tuberculosis specialist |
Gauvain was born on the island of Alderney, the son of William Gauvain and Catherine Margaret le Ber. He was educated at Trowbridge, King's College, London, St John's College, Cambridge and Barts Hospital in London.[3] In 1908, he became first medical superintendent of the Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples' Hospital and College, Alton, Hampshire, a position he held until his death.
Gauvain was a leading advocate of heliotherapy (sunlight therapy) in Britain.[4] He wrote the foreword to the first English translation of Auguste Rollier's book Heliotherapy.[4]
He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours for his services to the Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital.[5]
References
edit- ^ Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Cambridge University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9781108036139. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Henry Gauvain – Surgeon and Specialist in Tuberculosis". The Times. 20 January 1945. p. 7.
- ^ "Gauvain, Henry John (GVN899HJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b Carter, Simon. (2007). Rise and Shine: Sunlight, Technology and Health. Berg. pp. 57-58. ISBN 1-84520-130-2
- ^ "No. 31712". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 2.
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