Sir Ronald Bodley Scott (10 September 1906 – 12 May 1982) was an English haematologist and expert on therapy for leukaemia and lymphoma.
Biography
After education at
Marlborough College
Marlborough College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English private boarding school) for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. It was founded as Marlborough School in 1843 by the Dean of Manchester, George ...
, he matriculated at
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The l ...
, where in 1928 he graduated BA in natural sciences. He then studied at the medical college of
St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 by Rahere, and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust.
History
Early history
Barts was founded in 1123 by ...
, where he was influenced by
Walter Langdon-Brown
Sir Walter Langdon-Brown (13 August 1870 – 3 October 1946) was a British medical doctor and writer.
Biography
He was born in Bedford, the son of the Rev. John Brown of Bunyan's Chapel, Bedford and his wife, Ada Haydon Ford (1837–1929). H ...
,
Thomas Horder, and
Francis Fraser. He graduated
BM BCh in 1931 from the University of Oxford. He qualified MRCP in 1933.
[ He first joined his father, Dr Maitland Bodley Scott, in his medical practice in ]Bournemouth
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, but soon returned to St Bartholomew's Hospital as chief assistant to Alexander Edward Gow (1884–1952).[ R. Bodley Scott's work on ]bone marrow aspiration
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formed the basis of his higher DM thesis in 1937 at the University of Oxford. In 1939 he, in collaboration with A. H. T. Robb-Smith, described the clinical manifestations of malignant histiocytosis
Malignant histiocytosis is a rare hereditary disease found in the Bernese Mountain Dog and humans, characterized by histiocytic infiltration of the lungs and lymph nodes. The liver, spleen, and central nervous system can also be affected. His ...
.[
When WWII began, Scott had just obtained an appointment as consultant physician to the Memorial Hospital, Woolwich.][ He joined the ]RAMC
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) was a specialist corps in the British Army which provided medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace.
On 15 November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army De ...
and early in 1941 was posted to the Middle East, where he served for four and a half years. There he was promoted in 1942 to lieutenant-colonel in charge of medicine in the 63rd General Hospital in Cairo.[ After demobilisation, he was appointed in 1946 a full physician at ]St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 by Rahere, and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust.
History
Early history
Barts was founded in 1123 by ...
.[ He became a leading expert on leukaemia and cancer chemotherapy.
Scott was elected FRCP in 1943. He was appointed in 1949 physician to the Household of King George VI and in 1952 physician to Queen Elizabeth II. He was made KCVO in 1964 and GVCO in 1973. He was consultant physician to several institutions.][
He was in 1957 the Lettsomian Lecturer to the ]Medical Society of London
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. Under the auspices of the Royal College of Physicians
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, he was in 1957 the Langdon-Brown Lecturer, in 1970 the Croonian Lecture
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Among the papers of William Croone at his death in 1684, was a plan to endow a singl ...
r, and in 1976 the Harveian Orator.[
R. Bodley Scott was president of the Medical Society of London in 1965–1966) and president of the ]British Society for Haematology
The British Society for Haematology is a Charitable organization, registered charity founded in 1960 for professionals specialising in hematology, haematology, the medical specialism covering blood disorders including cancers. Apart from represent ...
in 1966–1967. St Bartholomew's Hospital created in his honour the Sir Ronald Bodley Scott Professorship of Cardiovascular Medicine.[
He edited the 10th (1966), 11th (1973), and 12th (1979) editions of ''Price's Textbook of the Practice of Medicine''. From the 1960s until his death in 1982, he was a co-editor of ''Medical Annual: A Yearbook of Treatment and Practitioners' Index'',][ first with the surgeon R. Milnes Walker, CBE, FRCS and then with Sir John Fraser. Scott's book ''Cancer: The Facts'' was published in 1979.
]
Family
Ronald Bodley Scott was one of six sons from his father's marriage. R. Bodley Scott's father, Maitland Bodley Scott (1878–1942), was elected FRCSE and was appointed OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
for his RAMC
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On 15 November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army De ...
service as a surgical specialist in Mesopotamia in WWI.
In 1931 R. Bodley Scott married Edith Daphne McCarthy (d. 1977), daughter of Lieutenant Colonel E. McCarthy RMA. There were two daughters from R. Bodley Scott's first marriage. He married in 1980 Jessie Gaston, widow of Dr Alex Gaston of Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506, situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parishes in England, civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter South Eastern Main Line, main line railway into Lo ...
, Kent.[ His brother ]Mark Bodley Scott
Mark Bodley Scott (17 April 1923 – 11 February 2013) was a British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Scott was born into a medical family based in Dorset. He was the son of Maitland Bodley Scott (1878–1942) and the youngest o ...
(1923–2013) was a rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...
.
Selected publications
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References
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1906 births
1982 deaths
British haematologists
English oncologists
20th-century English medical doctors
People educated at Marlborough College
Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
Alumni of the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians
Military personnel from Dorset
Royal Army Medical Corps officers
British Army personnel of World War II
Presidents of the British Society for Haematology