Hector MacLennan

Sir Hector Ross MacLennan FRCP FRCPGlas FRCOG (1 November 1905 – 6 January 1978) was a Scottish gynaecologist, knighted in the 1965 Birthday Honours.[1][2][3] From 1963 to 1966, he was president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Early life and education

Hector MacLennan was born on 1 November 1905 in Glasgow.[4]

Honours and awards

From 1963 to 1966, he was president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[4] In 1961 MacLennan was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and served as president in 1970.[5] He delivered the Dossibai J. R. Dadabhoy oration in 1966.[6] He was President of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1967 to 1969.

Family

His son, Robert was ennobled as Baron Maclennan of Rogart. His daughter was the acclaimed Elizabeth MacLennan.[7]

References

1. 'MacLENNAN, Sir Hector', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn., Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 6 Sept 2013
2. Sir Hector Maclennan Public service in Scotland (Obituaries) The Times Monday, 9 January 1978; p. 14; Issue 60205; col F
3. Sir Hector Maclennan (Obituaries) The Times Thursday, 19 January 1978; p. 19; Issue 60214; col. G
4. "Sir Hector Ross MacLennan". history.rcplondon.ac.uk. Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
5. Minute Books of the Harveian Society. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
6. "The place of manipulative obstetrics in modern practice" (PDF). Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 16 (3): 245. June 1966.
7. "Elizabeth MacLennan obituary". The Guardian. 29 June 2015.