Henry MacCormac (dermatologist)
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Henry MacCormac,
Early life and background
Henry MacCormac was born in 1879 in Belfast, Ireland to John MacCormac and Lucie MacCormac, née Purdon. Henry MacCormac was the named for his paternal grandfather, Dr Henry MacCormac, a notable physician in Belfast during the early to late nineteenth century.
Education
Henry MacCormac was educated at the
Career
Henry MacCormac served as a dermatologist in the department of dermatology at Middlesex Hospital. MacCormac, nicknamed 'Harry Mac', was very popular among his students and patients and he was highly respected by his professional colleagues and peers. In 1945, MacCormac delivered the Lumleian Lectures at the Royal College of Physicians.
Service in the First World War
MacCormac served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War and he was stationed at
Family
In 1931, Henry MacCormac married Marion Broomhall, (1906-1998), and the couple had one son,
Later life
Henry MacCormac died in Marylebone, London on 12 December 1950 at the age of 71. He was survived by his wife, Marion MacCormac, and his son, Richard MacCormac, who founded MJP Architects and was later knighted in 2001.
References
Sources
- Fraser, Ian, ‘Father and son--a tale of two cities’, Ulster Medical Journal, 1968 Winter Vol. 37 No. 1), pp. 1–39
- Fraser, Sir Ian, ‘Sir Willam MacCormac and his times’, Thomas Vicary Lecture, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1983) Vol. 65, pp. 339–346
- Marshall, M.D., F.R.C.P. LOND., F.R.C.P.I., D.P.H., Robert, 'The Open Window', A Paper read to the British Tuberculosis Association at its Annual Meeting in Belfast, in June, 1948, pp. 188–199
External links
- 'Henry MacCormac, b.1879 d.12 Dec 1950CBE MD Edin FRCP (1917)', http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/2845