Sir David Percival Dalbreck Wilkie, OBE,FRSE (5 November 1882 – 28 August 1938), known to friends and colleagues as DPD, was among the first of the new breed of professors of surgery appointed at a relatively young age to develop surgical research and undergraduate teaching. At the University of Edinburgh, he established a surgical research laboratory from which was to emerge a cohort of young surgical researchers destined to become the largest dynasty of surgical professors yet seen in the British Isles.[1] He is widely regarded as the father of British academic surgery.[2]
Wilkie was born on 5 November 1882 in Kirriemuir, the second son[3] of David Wilkie, a wealthy jute manufacturer[4] and his wife Margaret Lawson Mill. He attended Edinburgh Academy 1896 to 1899 and then studied Medicine at Edinburgh University graduating MB ChB in 1904, and being given his doctorate (MD) in 1908.[5]
In July 1911, Wilkie married Charlotte Anne Erskine Middleton (died 1939), daughter of Dr James Middleton of Stow. They had no children. They lived at 56 Manor Place in Edinburgh's West End (previously the home of Henry Cotterill).[12]
He was Vice President of the British Empire Cancer Campaign.[3] Ironically, he died of stomach cancer[3] whilst on a trip to London on 28 August 1938, aged only 55, and is buried on a prominent corner of the northern Victorian extension to Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.
Referencesedit
^Dudley, Hugh, ‘Sir David Percival Dalbreck Wilkie(1882–1938)’ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36898
^Macintyre, Iain (2007). "Sir David Wilkie (1882-1938): surgeon, scientist and philanthropist". Journal of Medical Biography. 15 (4): 206–12. doi:10.1258/j.jmb.2007.06-46. PMID 18172560.
^ abcdeWilkie, Sir David Percival Delbreck (1882 - 1938) Royal College of Surgeons of England
^ abPapers of Sir David Wilkie Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ ab(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^ ab"Wilkie, Sir David Percival Dalbreck". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U219169. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^Minute Books of the Harveian Society. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
^Watson Wemyss, Herbert Lindesay (1933). A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society. T&A Constable, Edinburgh.
^Minute Books of the Aesculapian Club. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
^Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory, 1911-12
Further readingedit
Macintyre, Iain (November 2007). "Sir David Wilkie (1882-1938): surgeon, scientist and philanthropist". Journal of Medical Biography. 15 (4): 206–12. doi:10.1258/j.jmb.2007.06-46. PMID 18172560. S2CID 21385058.
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Sir David Percival Dalbreck Wilkie OBE FRSE 5 November 1882 28 August 1938 known to friends and colleagues as DPD was among the first of the new breed of professors of surgery appointed at a relatively young age to develop surgical research and undergraduate teaching At the University of Edinburgh he established a surgical research laboratory from which was to emerge a cohort of young surgical researchers destined to become the largest dynasty of surgical professors yet seen in the British Isles 1 He is widely regarded as the father of British academic surgery 2 Sir David WilkieSir David Wilkie Credit Wellcome CollectionBorn5 November 1882Died28 August 1938 1938 08 28 aged 55 NationalityBritishKnown forsurgeryScientific careerFieldsmedicineInstitutionsUniversity of EdinburghWilkie s home at 56 Manor Place EdinburghThe grave of Prof David Wilkie Dean Cemetery Edinburgh Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 Further readingEarly life editWilkie was born on 5 November 1882 in Kirriemuir the second son 3 of David Wilkie a wealthy jute manufacturer 4 and his wife Margaret Lawson Mill He attended Edinburgh Academy 1896 to 1899 and then studied Medicine at Edinburgh University graduating MB ChB in 1904 and being given his doctorate MD in 1908 5 Professional career editWilkie was initially employed from 1910 as a surgeon at Leith Hospital in the harbour area of Edinburgh and in 1912 moved to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary as House Surgeon under Harold Stiles 3 On 26 April 1913 he was commissioned as a surgeon in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve RNVR 6 During the First World War he served on the hospital ship St Margaret of Scotland first in the Mediterranean and then in Salonika 3 He had been promoted to surgeon lieutenant commander by the end of the war 7 Following the war in 1924 he was appointed Professor of Systematic Surgery at Edinburgh University in place of Prof Alexis Thomson and held this post until death In 1925 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh FRSE 7 his proposers were James Lorrain Smith Arthur Robertson Cushny George Barger and David Murray Lyon He was also elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh 8 9 In 1934 he was elected a member of the Aesculapian club 10 In the 1936 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Bachelor and therefore granted the title sir 11 In 1936 he served as President to the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland 5 Personal life editIn July 1911 Wilkie married Charlotte Anne Erskine Middleton died 1939 daughter of Dr James Middleton of Stow They had no children They lived at 56 Manor Place in Edinburgh s West End previously the home of Henry Cotterill 12 In 1930 when J M Barrie became Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh the common root in Kirriemuir between Wilkie and Barrie brought them together as friends 4 He was Vice President of the British Empire Cancer Campaign 3 Ironically he died of stomach cancer 3 whilst on a trip to London on 28 August 1938 aged only 55 and is buried on a prominent corner of the northern Victorian extension to Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh References edit Dudley Hugh Sir David Percival Dalbreck Wilkie 1882 1938 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 36898 Macintyre Iain 2007 Sir David Wilkie 1882 1938 surgeon scientist and philanthropist Journal of Medical Biography 15 4 206 12 doi 10 1258 j jmb 2007 06 46 PMID 18172560 a b c d e Wilkie Sir David Percival Delbreck 1882 1938 Royal College of Surgeons of England a b Papers of Sir David Wilkie Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Archived 2 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine a b Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived from the original PDF on 24 January 2013 Retrieved 17 February 2016 No 28714 The London Gazette 29 April 1913 p 3071 a b Wilkie Sir David Percival Dalbreck Who Was Who Oxford University Press 1 December 2007 doi 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 U219169 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help Minute Books of the Harveian Society Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Watson Wemyss Herbert Lindesay 1933 A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society T amp A Constable Edinburgh Minute Books of the Aesculapian Club Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh No 34238 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 1935 p 2 Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911 12Further reading editMacintyre Iain November 2007 Sir David Wilkie 1882 1938 surgeon scientist and philanthropist Journal of Medical Biography 15 4 206 12 doi 10 1258 j jmb 2007 06 46 PMID 18172560 S2CID 21385058 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Wilkie surgeon amp oldid 1198573734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
