About Isabel Wilson
Lived 1895 – 1982 (aged 87). Isabel Wilson was a psychiatrist and physician, known for Ministry of Health (United Kingdom) and Principal Medical Officer.
Isabel Grace Hood Wilson CBE FRCP (6 September 1895 – 8 December 1982) was a Scottish psychiatrist, who was Principal Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health.
Biography Isabel Grace Hood Wilson was born on 6 September 1895 in Lasswade, Scotland. Her parents were Susan Charlotte Sandeman and George Robert Wilson, a physician and psychiatrist. She studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1921 with an MB ChB, and MD in 1926.
In 1931, Wilson was appointed as a Commissioner of The Board of Control, holding the position until 1948. From 1949 to 1960 she was a Senior Commissioner, after which the Board was abolished and her position was changed to the Principal Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.
She became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1947.
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British psychiatrist (1895-1982)
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Isabel Wilson was born on 6 September 1895 in Lasswade.
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Isabel Wilson died on 8 December 1982.
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Isabel Wilson was a psychiatrist and physician.
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Isabel Wilson was known for Ministry of Health (United Kingdom) and Principal Medical Officer.
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