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Birth, Marriage and Death information

     John Kelly F.R.C.S. was born in 1902 at Bombay, India.
     He married Dr. Alice Loughine Glanville after 1931 at IRL.
     He died on 5 December 1973 at IRL.

Other information

     The Royal College of Surgeons listed him:
Kelly, John (1902 - 1973)
Identifier:
RCS: E005864
Full Name: Kelly, John
Date of Birth: 1902
Place of Birth: Bombay, India
Date of Death: 5 December 1973
Occupation: General surgeon
Neurosurgeon
Titles/Qualifications: MRCS and FRCS 1931
MB BCh BAO National University of Ireland 1925
Details:
John Kelly was born in Bombay in 1902, the son of an army officer. He was educated in Ireland, proceeding to the University College Cork for the medical course and graduating with the MB of the National University of Ireland in 1925, having won a clinical prize in surgery and the Blayney Scholarship. He then spent ten years in England, first in house appointments which gave him a wide experience in general surgery and enabled him to obtain the Fellowship in 1931, and later, having developed a special interest in neurosurgery, he spent two years at the London Hospital with Hugh Cairns.

In 1935 Kelly returned to Cork, hoping to practise neurosurgery there, but as this was not then possible he worked as a general surgeon to St Finbarr's Hospital, the Mercy Hospital, and the Bon Secours Nursing Home. He was also appointed lecturer in surgery at University College Cork in 1955 and continued in that post till he retired in 1970, gaining a great reputation as a stimulating teacher of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. His surgical skill, his teaching ability, and his sterling character were all deeply appreciated by his colleagues and his patients.

John Kelly enjoyed sport, especially cricket, and as he married Dr Alice Glanville who was a keen gardener, he became interested with her in developing a beautiful garden, with many special shrubs and trees. It was unfortunate that after his retirement at the age of 65 a long illness prevented the full enjoyment of these interests, and he died on 5 December 1973 at the age of 71. His wife and their eight children, three of them doctors, survived him.
Author: Royal College of Surgeons of England
Sources: Brit med J 1974, 1, 124
Lancet 1974, 1, 139
Rights: Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date: created: 18 August 2014
Collection: Plarr's Lives of the Fellows.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Henry Charles Glanville was born before 1918.
     He married Margith Elizabeth Nelson in 1938 at Freemantle registered, WA, AUS.