Zachary Cope
| Sir Vincent Zachary Cope MD MS FRCS | |
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| Born |
14 February 1881 Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England |
| Died |
28 December 1974 (aged 93) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Westminster City School |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Surgeon, medical historian |
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| Spouse(s) |
Agnes Dora Newth (1909–1922, her death) Alice May Watts (1923–1944, her death) |
| Children | One daughter |
| Parent(s) |
Thomas John Gilbert Cope Celia Ann Cope née Truscott |
Sir Vincent Zachary Cope MD MS FRCS (14 February 1881 – 28 December 1974) was an English physician and surgeon perhaps best known for authoring the book Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute abdomen from 1921 until 1971.[1] The work remains a respected and standard text of general surgery to this day and new editions continue being published by editors long after his death,[2][3] the most recent one being the 22nd edition, published in 2010.[4]
References
- ↑ "Obituary: Vincent Zachary Cope, Kt., M.D., M.S., F.R.C.S". Medical History 19 (3): 307–308. July 1975. doi:10.1017/s0025727300020317. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1081645. PMID 1095868.
- ↑ "Obituary: Vincent Zachary Cope 1881–1974". British Journal of Surgery 62 (8): 668–669. 1975. doi:10.1002/bjs.1800620820. ISSN 0007-1323.
- ↑ Balfour, Tom (2006). "Review: Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 99 (1): 42. doi:10.1258/jrsm.99.1.42.
- ↑ Cope, Zachary; Silen, William (January 2010). Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen (22nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-973045-2. LCCN 2009013093. OCLC 317664268.
Further reading
- Hamilton, David (2004). "Cope, Sir (Vincent) Zachary (1881–1974)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edition. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30968. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- "OBITUARY NOTICES". British Medical Journal 1 (5949): 98–99. 11 January 1975. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5949.98. ISSN 1756-1833. PMC 1672187. PMID 1089030.
- "Obituary – Vincent Zachary Cope, Kt., M.D., M.S.Lond., F.R.C.S". The Lancet 305 (7898): 115–117. 11 January 1975. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(75)91134-4. ISSN 0140-6736.
- Eastcott, H. H. (May 1975). "Sir Zachary Cope". Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 56 (5): 276–277. ISSN 0035-8843. PMC 2388561. PMID 1096743.
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