Mary Gell

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Mary Gell
Born(1894-04-16)16 April 1894
Died1978
NationalityBritish (Manx)
EducationUniversity of Sheffield
OccupationDoctor of medicine
Known forCo-founder of War on Want
Medical career
ProfessionMedical missionary
InstitutionsSt. Agatha's Hospital, North China

Dr Mary Prowse Gell MB, ChB (16 April 1894 – 1978)[1] was a medical missionary and co-founder of War on Want.[dubious ][2] She worked at St. Agatha's Hospital, Pingyin, Shandong, China, and later became an associate professor at the University Hospital, Jinan's Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.[1] After World War II, she settled in London and became Secretary to the Medical Missions Department of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.[1]

Education[edit]

Gell graduated from the University of Sheffield, M.B.Ch.B., in 1922.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "The University Library, Gell Documents". University of Sheffield. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ Kelly, Dollin (2006), "Mary Gell", in Kelly, Dollin (ed.), New Manx worthies, Isle of Man: Manx Heritage Foundation, pp. 187–188, ISBN 9780954718046.