Summary
Sir Adolf William Asscher (1930 – 20 July 2014) was a Dutch-born British consultant nephrologist.
Professor Sir William Asscher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adolf William Asscher 1930 |
| Died | 20 July 2014 (aged 83–84) |
| Nationality | Netherlands United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Consultant nephrologist |
| Employer | University of Cardiff |
| Children | Jane Asscher |
Asscher was born in the Netherlands. His family was of Jewish heritage; they were thus deported to Westerbork transit camp, from where his mother secured their release in 1943 by fabricating claims to be of English descent, helped in part by her son's blond hair.[1] The family left the Netherlands in 1947, when his father obtained a position with Shell in London.[1]
After national service in the Royal Engineers, he studied medicine at the University of London.[1] He rose to be Professor of Medicine at the University of Cardiff from 1976 to 1987 and Director of the Institute of Nephrology there from 1970 to 1987.[2]
He was appointed Dean of St George's Hospital Medical School in 1988, subsequently becoming its Principal until his retirement in 1996.[2]
He chaired the United Kingdom Department of Health's Committee on the Review of Medicines from 1985 to 1987 and its successor, the Committee on Safety of Medicines 1987 to 1993.[2] He was knighted for this work.[1]
He died from bowel cancer on 20 July 2014. An obituary was published in the British Medical Journal.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Gulland, Anne (15 November 2014). "William Asscher" (PDF): 22.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey; Lois Reynolds, eds. (1998), Making the Human Body Transparent: The Impact of NMR and MRI; Research in General Practice; Drugs in Psychiatric Practice; The MRC Common Cold Unit, Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine, History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, Wikidata Q29581621
External links edit
- William Asscher on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website