Cecil Wakeley
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Sir Cecil Pembrey Grey Wakeley, 1st Baronet KBE CB (5 May 1892- 5 June 1979) was a British surgeon.
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In 1910 he went to King's College Hospital
, where he qualified in 1915. He joined the Royal Navy and spent WWI as a Surgeon-Lieutenant aboard the hospital ship HMS Garth Castle at Scapa Flow. In 1922 he was appointed to the staff at King’s College and was senior surgeon at the age of 41 until his retirement. He was made a baronet
in 1952.
In 1947 he founded the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
which he continued to edit until 1969. He was President of the College from 1949-1954 during the period of establishment of the Faculty of Anaesthesia.
He married Elizabeth Muriel Nicholson-Smith (1896–1985) on 21 July 1925 in Kent
. They had three sons:
Wakeley was active in creationist circles and was a member of the Evolution Protest Movement (now Creation Science Movement
).
Biography
He was born the eldest son of 12 children at Meresborough House in the country near Rainham, Kent, the son of Percy Wakeley (1860–1954) and his first wife Mary Sophia "May" Pembrey (1865–1940). He was educated from 1904 to 1907 at King's School, Rochester and then until 1910 at Dulwich CollegeDulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
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In 1910 he went to King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"...
, where he qualified in 1915. He joined the Royal Navy and spent WWI as a Surgeon-Lieutenant aboard the hospital ship HMS Garth Castle at Scapa Flow. In 1922 he was appointed to the staff at King’s College and was senior surgeon at the age of 41 until his retirement. He was made a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in 1952.
In 1947 he founded the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales...
which he continued to edit until 1969. He was President of the College from 1949-1954 during the period of establishment of the Faculty of Anaesthesia.
He married Elizabeth Muriel Nicholson-Smith (1896–1985) on 21 July 1925 in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. They had three sons:
- Sir John Cecil Nicholson Wakeley, 2nd Baronet, father of Charles Wakeley ( President of the British Society of Skeletal Radiologists)
- Richard Michael Wakeley
- William Jeremy Wakeley
Wakeley was active in creationist circles and was a member of the Evolution Protest Movement (now Creation Science Movement
Creation Science Movement
The Creation Science Movement is a British Creationist organisation which lays claim to the title "the oldest creationist movement in the world"...
).