William Henry Kelson

William Henry Kelson FRCS FZS (born London, 1862, died 24 January 1940) was an English physician and writer, President of the Hunterian Society, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and of the Zoological Society of London.

Early life

Kelson was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and from 1880 at the London Hospital (now the Royal 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 the Royal 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