John Wycliffe Linnell

John Wycliffe Linnell FRCP MC (31 October 1878 – 1 December 1967) was Consulting Physician at the Metropolitan Hospital, Mildmay Mission Hospital and New End Hospital Hampstead.[1][2][3][4]

John Wycliffe Linnell
John Wycliffe Linnell
Born(1878-10-31)31 October 1878
Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England
Died1 December 1967(1967-12-01) (aged 89)
Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England
NationalityUnited Kingdom
OccupationSurgeon
Known forMilitary Cross; Cardiologist; Thyroid specialist

Life

Linnell was born in Pavenham on 31 October 1878, the son of the Rev. John Edward Linnell. He was educated at Bedford Modern School, the University of London and St John’s College, Cambridge.[2][3]

During World War I he served in France, Gallipoli and Egypt, attaining the rank of Major. He was mentioned in despatches and won a Military Cross.[3][5]

After the war, Linnell became Medical Registrar at the London Hospital. His main interest at that point was cardiology and he worked with the esteemed cardiologists Sir James Mackenzie and Sir John Parkinson.[3] Thereafter he was appointed Consulting Physician at the Metropolitan Hospital, Mildmay Mission Hospital and New End Hospital Hampstead. He was later to specialise in the thyroid gland and published several papers on the treatment of thyroid disorders.[6] He became the founder of the Thyroid Club.[3]

Linnell died in Pavenham, Bedfordshire on 1 December 1967.[3]

References
  1. Obituary in The Times, Dr. John Wycliffe Linnell MC FRCP, 12 December 1967, p.12
  2. Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920-2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014
  3. "Munks Roll Details for John Wycliffe Linnell". rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. "List of the fellows, members, extra-licentiates and licentiates". google.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. "Alumni Cantabrigienses". google.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. "Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery". google.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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