- George Douglas Robb
Sir George Douglas Robb (1899–1974) was a
New Zealand surgeon, medical reformer, writer, and university chancellor. He was educated at theAuckland Grammar School and at theUniversity of Otago (MB ChB). Robb had a reputation as something of a maverick and a rebel against the conventional medical establishment, as is discussed in a chapter inBrian Easton 's book [http://www.eastonbh.ac.nz/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=605 The Nationbuilders] .Robb was influential in the formation of the Auckland Medical School as part of the
University of Auckland .Robb was a close friend of the New Zealand poet and writer
A. R. D. Fairburn , whose [http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/authors/fairburn/friend.asp To a Friend in the Wilderness] was dedicated to Robb, as was the following limerick::"There once was a surgeon named Robb":"Who would take on the trickiest job":"Put a zip in your foreskin":"Sew on some more skin":"Or screw up your nuts for a bob"
Douglas Robb died in his sleep on the morning of his 74th birthday.
References
* [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=5R15 Entry in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]
*Robb, Douglas, Medical Odyssey, Auckland & London: Collins, 1968
* [http://www.eastonbh.ac.nz/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=605 Brian Easton, The Nationbuilders] , chapter 6
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