- William Henry Kelson
William Henry Kelson FRCS FZS (born
London , 1862, died24 January 1940 ) was an English physician and writer, President of theHunterian Society ,Fellow of theRoyal College of Surgeons and of theZoological Society of London .Early life
Kelson was educated at
Gresham's School , Holt, and from 1880 at theLondon Hospital (now theRoyal London Hospital , where he held the Letheby scholarship.Career
After qualifying as a surgeon, Kelson held various hospital appointments. He was surgeon to the throat and ear department of the
City Dispensary , became President of the Laryngological Section and Honorary Secretary to the Otological and Laryngological Sections of theRoyal Society of Medicine and President of the Hunterian Society.Publications
*"Handbook of Diseases of Throat, Nose and Ear"
*"Essays on Laryngeal Diseases in Children"
*"Diseases of Upper Respiratory Tract in Relation to Life Assurance"Family
In 1921, Kelson married Hilda Frances, younger daughter of Arthur W. Lane, of
Ealing , but they had no children.References
*'KELSON, William Henry', in "Who Was Who", A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edition by
Oxford University Press , December 2007 (subscription required) " [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U212216 KELSON, William Henry] ", accessed 23 August 2008
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