Sir John Marnoch

Sir John Marnoch (23 May 1867 – 2 February 1936) was a Scottish surgeon and British Army officer. He was Surgeon to the Royal Household in Scotland, Regius Professor of Surgery at the University of Aberdeen (1909 to 1932), and President of the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society (1909 to 1910).

Early life and education Marnoch was born on 23 May 1867 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of James Annand Marnoch, a postman from Kintore. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, then an all-boys grammar school in Aberdeen. He studied at Kings and Marischal College Aberdeen (i.e. the University of Aberdeen), from which he graduated with an undergraduate Master of Arts (MA Hons) degree in 1888, and Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (CM) degrees with highest honours in 1891.

Alongside his medical roles, Marnoch was made a lecturer in clinical surgery at the University of Aberdeen in 1900. He stepped down in June 1932, and was succeeded by James Learmonth as Regius Professor: Marnoch was then made emeritus professor. His military service continued when he was transferred in 1909 as an "a la suite" Officer to the 1st Scot. General. Hospital. Mobilised Lieut.-Col., Aug. 1914. M.O. i/c spec. mil. section (Surgery of reconstruction), 1st Scottish. General Hospital with rank of Brevet-Colonel; Inspector of Tetanus, Northern Area January 1915.

There is an annual Sir John Marnoch lecture in Aberdeen University medical school.

Operation on the Duke of York Marnoch had been an army surgeon in the volunteer corps for many years

Later career

Personal life Marnoch was a keen amateur musician and through his friendship with Charles Sanford Terry, Burnett-Fletcher Professor of History and Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen, he received the bound final proof of the full score of Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto. Terry was a close friend of Elgar and had been gifted the proof for his help with the proofreading of the concerto.

Honours Knighted KCVO - 1928 Deputy Lieutenants of Aberdeen – 5 April 1930 Brevet Colonel Sir John Marnoch KCVO