About Theodore Fortescue Fox
Lived 1899 – 1989 (aged 89). Theodore Fortescue Fox was a British editor and physician, known for The Lancet.
Sir Theodore "Robbie" Fortescue Fox (26 November 1899 – 19 June 1989) was a British physician and medical editor.
After graduating from Leighton Park School in 1918, Theodore Fox, as a Quaker, joined the Friends' Ambulance Unit and served in France for eight months. With the benefit of a scholarship, he matriculated, in 1919, at Pembroke College, Cambridge. After education at the University Cambridge and medical training at the London Hospital, he qualified MRCS, LRCS (i.e. Member of the RCS, Licentiate of the RCS) in 1924. In 1965, he delivered the Harveian Oration on Purposes of Medicine. He was knighted in 1962.
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Who was Theodore Fortescue Fox?
British physician and medical editor
When was Theodore Fortescue Fox born?
Theodore Fortescue Fox was born on 26 November 1899 in Rosshire, Strathpeffer.
When did Theodore Fortescue Fox die?
Theodore Fortescue Fox died on 19 June 1989 in East Sussex, Rotherfield.
What was Theodore Fortescue Fox's occupation?
Theodore Fortescue Fox was an editor and physician.
What was Theodore Fortescue Fox known for?
Theodore Fortescue Fox was known for The Lancet.
What nationality was Theodore Fortescue Fox?
Theodore Fortescue Fox was British.
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