James Calvert Spence

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Sir James Calvert Spence
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Professor Sir James Calvert Spence, M.C., M.D.[a 1], Vorlage:DSc, Vorlage:FRCP, (* 19. März 1892 in Amble, Northumberland, United Kingdom; † 26. Mai 1954) was a prominent British paediatrician in the early twentieth century.

Spence was a founding member of the British Paediatric Association (later known as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) in 1928.

He established his practice at Newcastle upon Tyne where he developed an interest in social paediatrics, which included interests in support for breastfeeding[1] and in providing adequate nutrition to children in poor families,[2] as the British nation entered World War II and shortages of food multiplied.

Douglas Gairdner joined him in 1945 as his first assistant and stayed until 1948 during which time Spence served as a mentor to the younger Gairdner. Spence urged Gairdner to write a review of infant circumcision, which was published in the British Medical Journal on Christmas Eve, 1949.[3]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Publikationen

Honours

His Majesty, King George VI, recognised his contributions with a knighthood in 1950.[4]

The British Paediatric Association created the James Spence Medal, which is awarded annually since 1960 for "outstanding contributions to the advancement or clarification of paediatric knowledge."[5]

The James Calvert Spence College in Amble, Northumberland, actually a co-educational secondary school, was named in his honour.

Death

Spence had an extended illness which led to his death at age 62 on 26 May 1954.[6]

Siehe auch

Weblinks

Abkürzungen

  1.   Doctor of Medicine, Wikipedia (englisch). Abgerufen 14. Juni 2021.

Einzelnachweise

  1.   Spence JC. The modern decline of breastfeeding. Br Med J. 8. Oktober 1938; 2(4057): 729-33. PMID. DOI. Abgerufen am 26. März 2023.
  2.   Spence JC. The Feeding of Children. Br Med J. 20. Juli 1940; 4159: 93-5. PMID. PMC. DOI. Abgerufen am 26. März 2023.
  3.   Gairdner DM. The fate of the foreskin: a study of circumcision [Das Schicksal der Vorhaut: eine Studie über die Beschneidung] (English). British Medical Journal. 1949; 2(4642): 1433-1437. PMID. PMC. DOI. Abgerufen am 28. Oktober 2019.
  4.   1950 birthday Honours, Wikipedia. Abgerufen 28. März 2023.
  5.   The James Spence Medal. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 1977; 52(2): 85–86. PMC. DOI. Abgerufen am 27. März 2023.
  6.   Anonymous. Sir James Spence obituary. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. Juli 1954; 21: 193. Abgerufen am 27. März 2023.