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'''Sir Melville Arnott''' (14 January 1909-17 September 1999) was a [[British people|British]] academic. He graduated from the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1931 and was appointed William Withering Chair in Medicine at the [[University of Birmingham]] in 1946, after serving in the [[Far East]] in [[World War II]].<ref name=Independent>{{cite news|first=Owen|last=Wade|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990927/ai_n14244628|title=Obituary: Sir Melville Arnott|work=The Independent|date=1999-09-27|accessdate=2007-05-28}}</ref> He was he was one of the first medical officers to enter [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]] at the [[End of World War II in Europe|end]] of the [[European Theatre of World War II|war in Europe]].<ref name=Independent/> He played a major role in the [[Nuffield Foundation]]'s Planning Committee (1957-59) that established a new medical school at the then University of Rhodesia, now the [[University of Zimbabwe]].<ref name=Independent/> |
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Sir Melville Arnott (14 January 1909-17 September 1999) was a British academic. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1931 and was appointed William Withering Chair in Medicine at the University of Birmingham in 1946, after serving in the Far East in World War II.[1] He was he was one of the first medical officers to enter Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of the war in Europe.[1] He played a major role in the Nuffield Foundation's Planning Committee (1957-59) that established a new medical school at the then University of Rhodesia, now the University of Zimbabwe.[1]
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- ^ a b c Wade, Owen (1999-09-27). "Obituary: Sir Melville Arnott". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-05-28.