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'''Sir William Melville Arnott''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MC|TD|FRCPE|FRCP|FRSE|FRCPath}} (14 January 1909 – 17 September 1999) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] 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.<ref name=Independent>{{cite news|first=Owen|last=Wade|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sir-melville-arnott-1122639.html|title=Obituary: Sir Melville Arnott|work=The Independent|date=27 September 1999|accessdate=28 May 2007}}</ref> He served in the [[Royal Army Medical Corps]] during the [[Second World War]], and 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 war]] [[European Theatre of World War II|in Europe]].<ref name=Independent/> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in the King's [[1940 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34893 |date=11 July 1940 |startpage=4262 |supp=x}}</ref> 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/>
'''Sir William Melville Arnott''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MC|TD|FRCPE|FRCP|FRSE|FRCPath}} (14 January 1909 – 17 September 1999) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] 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.<ref name=Independent>{{cite news|first=Owen|last=Wade|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sir-melville-arnott-1122639.html|title=Obituary: Sir Melville Arnott|work=The Independent|date=27 September 1999|accessdate=28 May 2007}}</ref> He served in the [[Royal Army Medical Corps]] during the [[Second World War]], and 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 war]] [[European Theatre of World War II|in Europe]].<ref name=Independent/> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in the King's [[1940 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34893 |date=11 July 1940 |startpage=4262 |supp=y}}</ref> 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/>


Arnott was knighted in 1971.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=45262 |date=31 December 1970 |startpage=1 |supp=}}</ref>
Arnott was knighted in 1971.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=45262 |date=31 December 1970 |startpage=1 |supp=}}</ref>

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Sir William Melville Arnott MC TD FRCPE FRCP FRSE FRCPath (14 January 1909 – 17 September 1999) was a Scottish 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.[1] He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Second World War, and was one of the first medical officers to enter Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of the war in Europe.[1] He was awarded the Military Cross in the King's 1940 Birthday Honours.[2] 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]

Arnott was knighted in 1971.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wade, Owen (27 September 1999). "Obituary: Sir Melville Arnott". The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  2. ^ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 July 1940.
  3. ^ "No. 45262". The London Gazette. 31 December 1970.


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