Talk:Michael Woodruff

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Specifically, a photo of Michael Woodruff is needed. I am in contact with the staff of http://renux.dmed.ed.ac.uk/EdREN/Unitbits/historyweb/transplant.html who may be able to supply the photo displayed there. However, I felt the need for a backup plan. Cool3 20:05, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Place of death

Strangely I have been unable to find a place of death for the Wikipedia:Persondata for this article. I can't find this information in any sources either, though I presume he died in Edinburgh. I don't want to state that until it's confirmed: is it in an obituary somewhere? TheGrappler 23:17, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

I can personally confirm that Woodruff died in Edinburgh as he was an acquaintance of mine and I was informed at the time by a friend who attended the funeral. However, I don't have a true source for that so it might count as original research. Anyway, he died in Edinburgh for whatever that's worth. Cool3 02:31, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

I too can confirm his death in Edinburgh, as he was my grandfather. His obituary was carried by "The Age" in Melbourne Australia, as well as papers in the Uk and NZ. User:Stormcaller 01:41, 09 Nov 2006 (AEDST)

Hello Stormcaller, I wonder which of my cousins you are? Michael Woodruff was my grandfather too. He died in Edinburgh and his funeral was at Greyfriars Kirk. At the funeral I met some of his former patients who had received some of the first transplants in the UK. It was a privilege to meet people who are alive today because of my grandad.Jellyspoon 13:54, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

This has been tagged as an article needing an infobox. However, many biographical articles, such as that for Robert Oppenheimer, another FA Scientist article, do not have infoboxes. I personally don't think an infobox would add much to this particular article (although in many cases they are quite useful). Any thoughts? Cool3 19:54, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I tend to agree, though I'm not generally a fan of the way infoboxes are used anyway...InvictaHOG 17:36, 8 November 2006 (UTC)