Person

Davey, William Wilkin (1912 - 2004)

Born: 28 February 1912
Dunmurry, Northern Ireland
Died: 30 May 2004
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Surgeon and Teacher

Summary

William Wilkin Davey was a surgeon and teacher. In 1968 he published the book Companion to Surgery in Africa.

Details

Chronology

1935: Education - Graduate from medicine at Queens University, Belfast
1944: Career position - Assigned to the Royal Australian Force as a Medical Officer, in Normandy
1950: Life event - Married Gill Taylor, in Reading, England
1958: Award - Huntarian Professorship at the Royal College of Surgeons
1968: Career position - Wrote the book Companion to Surgery in Africa. Location: London
1969: Life event - Migrated from England to Australia with wife and 5 children

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q29001018. Details
'Davey, William Wilkin (1912-2004)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473737. Details

Annette Alafaci

Created: 9 September 2004, Last modified: 7 February 2011

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