Professor Sir Hugh William Bell Cairns
Also known as Hugo
Professor of surgery
- Born
- 26 June 1896, Port Pirie, South Australia
- Died
- 18 July 1952, Radcliffe (Lancashire), England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- William Cairns (timber contractor)
- Mother
- Amy Florence Bell
- Married Barbara Forster Smith
Degrees
| 1917 | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | The University of Adelaide |
Career
- MD hc Adel 1947.
- Rhodes Scholar for SA 1917.
- FRCS Eng 1921.
- Neurosurgeon.
- Nuffield Prof of Surgery, Oxon.
Military service
- First World War: Captain 1st AIF. Second World War: Brigadier British Army (KBE 1946).
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cairns-sir-hugh-william-bell-5464
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000947b.htm