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Photograph of George H Edington

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Photograph of George H Edington.

George Edington started his medical training at King's College London, then continuing his studies at the Univeristy of Glasgow where he graduated MD in 1895.

He held the position of Professor of Surgery and Anatomy at both Anderson's College and the Western Medical School. He was assistant surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and also worked with Sir William Macewen at the Glasgow Western Infirmary. He was Honorary Physician to King George V from 1922 to 1927.

Edington was president of the College from 1927 to 1929.

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c. Unknown

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RCPSG 1/12/5/4

Photograph of George H Edington

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Photograph of George H Edington

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“Photograph of George H Edington,” Heritage, accessed April 27, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/2066.