Edward Vaughan Bevan

Dr. Edward Vaughan Bevan (November 31907 - February 221988) was a British rower and a doctor. During the 1920s, he attended Trinity College, Cambridge [http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=427 Trinity College Olympians] ] , where he rowed with the First Trinity Boat Club. First Trinity represented Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where, at the age of 20, Bevan won an Olympic gold medal rowing in a coxless four with John Lander, Michael Warriner and Richard Beesly. They recorded a time of 6:36.0 in the final to beat the U.S. crew by 1 second. [http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/rowing.htm Great Britain Olympic medallists] ]

In his later years, Bevan was a doctor in Cambridge, although he maintained his link with rowing - on the wall of his consulting room was a blue oar. [http://www.richardgregory.org/papers/articles/student-view-cambridge-philosophy.pdf Student view of Cambridge philosophy] (PDF)] He was also senior treasurer of the Cambridge University Boat Club for many years, and was actively involved in coaching the crew [http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/Owen/book/PART1.DOC The David Owen archive - the "Physician"] (Microsoft Word)] , as well as being President of Rob Roy Boat Club from 1946 until 1980. [http://robroyboatclub.org.uk/Rob_Roy_BC_Officers_1880-Present Rob Roy Boat Club Officers] ]

Bevan was the doctor to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein whilst he was in Cambridge. After diagnosing Ludwig with prostate cancer, he moved in with Bevan in Storey's Way, Cambridge February 1951, where he stayed until his death on April 29 1951. [http://www.wittgen-cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/text/biogre11.html Ludwig Wittgenstein: the final years] ]

Bevan himself died on February 221988 at the age of 80.

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