Person    | Male  Born 22/4/1898  Died 1978

Sir Stewart Duke-Elder

Categories: Medicine

Countries: Scotland

Sir Stewart Duke-Elder

Ophthalmologist. Born in Pitlochry, Scotland. Wrote a classic manual for eye surgeons, entitled "Textbook of Ophthalmology".

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English Heritage Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, 1898 - 1978, ophthalmologist, lived...

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