STRACHAN
,
GILBERT INNES
(
1888
-
1963
),
professor of medicine
;
b. in
Bristol
,
Aug. 1883
, the son of
James
Strachan
and his wife
Agnes
(née
Todd
)
. He was educated at the high school and the
University of Glasgow
where he graduated
M.B.
,
Ch.B.
, in
1910
and
M.D.
in
1913
. He was at the
London Hospital
until
World War I
when he became a
captain
in the
Medical Corps
. He came to
Cardiff
in
1919
as an
assistant pathologist to study abortions
. He played a significant part in
establishing a clinical school
in
Cardiff
. He was appointed
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
at the
Welsh National School of Medicine
in
1932
and remained in post until his retirement in
1953
. He was a fluent
lecturer
, though doctrinaire, he inspired his listeners and made a deep impression on generations of students. He worked indefatigably at the hospital and
had a private practice
. He
pioneered the radium treatment of womb cancer
and contributed extensively to the subject in medical literature. He wrote clearly and with ease on a number of subjects and published a standard textbook,
Textbook of obstetrics
(
1947
). He served the
universities of Wales
,
Birmingham
,
Bristol
and
Oxford
as an
examiner
in his subject. He went to
Sydney
and
Melbourne
in
1950
to
lecture
and to examine students on behalf of the
Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
of which he was a founder member; he became a
vice-president
in
1952-55
. He
took an enthusiastic interest in politics and the arts
. He donated much of his fine collection of
Spode porcelain and china
to the
National Museum of Wales
. He received the
C.B.E.
in
1953
.
He m.
Olive
, only daughter of
F.E.
Andrews
, in
1920
; they had one son. He made his home at
29 Cathedral Road
,
Cardiff
, where he d. on
9 Dec. 1963
.
Bibliography:
-
The Times
,
14 Dec. 1963
;
-
[
The Medical Directory
, London
;
-
Who was who?
].
Author:
Evan David Jones, F.S.A., (1903-87), Aberystwyth
