Hubert Bagster Trumper (27 December 1902 – 1975) was a British doctor and writer (as Hubert Bagster). He was born in

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, Lincolnshire, on 27 December 1902. His father was Oscar Bagster Trumper (1872–1932), also a doctor. In 1926, he was a medical student, travelling in the US and Canada. On 4 April 1928, he was promoted to Lieutenant in the

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. In 1929, he married Frances E Greener in Birmingham. Trumper was dismissed by ICI after raising his concerns about workers being exposed to the risk of cancer. In 1958, the ''

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'' called ''Gallstones and Ghosts'' "richly entertaining clinical reminiscences".

Publications (as Hubert Bagster)

*''Gallstones and Ghosts: The Casebook Of A Country Doctor'' 1957, Simon and Schuster *''Country Practice'' 1957, Andre Deutsch *''Doctor's Weekend'' 1960, Andre Deutsch

References

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