George Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 February 1856 |
| Died | 16 April 1931 London, England |
| Allegiance |
United Kingdom |
| Service/ | 
British Indian Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Star of India |
Major-General George Francis Angelo Harris CSI FRCP (29 February 1856 – 16 April 1931) was Inspector General of Civil Hospitals in the Punjab, United Provinces and Bengal. [1] [2] He served as Professor and Physician at the Calcutta Medical School and in 1914 was made Honorary Surgeon to King George V and the Viceroy of India. [1] [3]
Early life
Harris was born on 29 February 1856. [1] He was the son of Major-General Charles Shooter Harris of the Bengal Staff Corps. [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and St George’s Hospital qualifying as M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. [1] [4] In 1902 he passed the M.D. degree at the University of Durham. [1]
Career
Harris entered the Indian Medical Service in 1878 and in 1880 served in the latter stage of the Second Afghan War. [1] [2]
In 1885, Harris became Civil Surgeon of Simla and in 1890 was made Civil Surgeon of Nagpur, a position he held until 1898. [1] In 1900 he was selected for the Chair of Materia Medica at the Medical College, Calcutta and Physician of the College Hospital. [1] In 1908 he was appointed Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals in the Punjab and United Provinces, taking up the same role in Bengal between 1910 and 1915. [1]
Harris wrote frequently in the Indian Medical Gazette and the British Medical Journal. [1] He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1903 and Companion Order of the Star of India in 1911. [1] The same year he was elected President of The Asiatic Society for 1911–12. In 1914 he was made Honorary Surgeon to King George V and to the Viceroy of India. [1]
Family life
In 1883, Harris married Alice, daughter of General Archibald Edwards Campbell, formerly of the Bengal Staff Corps. [2] Harris died in London on 16 April 1931 and was survived by two sons and four daughters. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Obituary, Major-General Harris, The Times, 18 April 1931, p.12
- ^ a b c d "Munks Roll Details for George Francis Angelo Harris". rcplondon.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Harris, Maj.-Gen. George Francis Angelo, (29 Feb. 1856–16 April 1931)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U210840. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
- ^ Bedford Modern School of the Black And Red, Andrew Underwood 1981
George Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 February 1856 |
| Died | 16 April 1931 London, England |
| Allegiance |
United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
British Indian Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Star of India |
Major-General George Francis Angelo Harris CSI FRCP (29 February 1856 – 16 April 1931) was Inspector General of Civil Hospitals in the Punjab, United Provinces and Bengal. [1] [2] He served as Professor and Physician at the Calcutta Medical School and in 1914 was made Honorary Surgeon to King George V and the Viceroy of India. [1] [3]
Early life
Harris was born on 29 February 1856. [1] He was the son of Major-General Charles Shooter Harris of the Bengal Staff Corps. [1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and St George’s Hospital qualifying as M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. [1] [4] In 1902 he passed the M.D. degree at the University of Durham. [1]
Career
Harris entered the Indian Medical Service in 1878 and in 1880 served in the latter stage of the Second Afghan War. [1] [2]
In 1885, Harris became Civil Surgeon of Simla and in 1890 was made Civil Surgeon of Nagpur, a position he held until 1898. [1] In 1900 he was selected for the Chair of Materia Medica at the Medical College, Calcutta and Physician of the College Hospital. [1] In 1908 he was appointed Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals in the Punjab and United Provinces, taking up the same role in Bengal between 1910 and 1915. [1]
Harris wrote frequently in the Indian Medical Gazette and the British Medical Journal. [1] He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1903 and Companion Order of the Star of India in 1911. [1] The same year he was elected President of The Asiatic Society for 1911–12. In 1914 he was made Honorary Surgeon to King George V and to the Viceroy of India. [1]
Family life
In 1883, Harris married Alice, daughter of General Archibald Edwards Campbell, formerly of the Bengal Staff Corps. [2] Harris died in London on 16 April 1931 and was survived by two sons and four daughters. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Obituary, Major-General Harris, The Times, 18 April 1931, p.12
- ^ a b c d "Munks Roll Details for George Francis Angelo Harris". rcplondon.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Harris, Maj.-Gen. George Francis Angelo, (29 Feb. 1856–16 April 1931)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U210840. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
- ^ Bedford Modern School of the Black And Red, Andrew Underwood 1981