Sydney Henning Belfrage (21 July 1871 - 31 May 1950)

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, L.R.C.P., was a British

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and writer.Obituary in ''

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'', ''DR S. H. BELFRAGE'', June 1, 1950, p.9 He established a sizable general practice, served as the Divorce Registry's medical inspector, and was regarded as an authority on the law of nullity.

Life

Belfrage was born on 21 July 1871 in

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.''Merchant Taylors' School Register, 1851-1920''. Merchant's Taylors' Company, 1923. p. 160''Who Was Who: A Companion to Who's Who''. A. & C. Black, 1967. p. 82 He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School,

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and

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. He obtained his M.D. in 1900. Belfrage married Frances Grace Powley on 7 September 1899 at Purley, London. He was a member of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, a leading member of the

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and physician to

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. He authored the book ''What's Best to Eat?'' which was dedicated to Sir William Arbuthnot Lane.

Selected publications

*''What's Best to Eat'' (with a foreword by Elmer McCollum, 1926) *''The A.B.C. of Food'' (1929) *''Facts About Food'' (1938) *''Illness'' (1938)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belfrage, Sydney Henning 1871 births 1950 deaths 20th-century British medical doctors British food writers Diet food advocates People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood