George Andreas Berry
Sir George Andreas Berry FRSE (6 October 1853 – 18 June 1940)[1] was a world-leading eye surgeon and Scottish Unionist politician.
He was elected as Member of Parliament MP for the Combined Scottish Universities at the 1922 general election,[2] and held the seat until he stood down at the 1931 general election.[2]
He was the son of Walter Berry of Glenstriven FRSE.
He was a famous ophthalmologist and wrote a textbook Diseases of the Eye (1893) that was widely used in the U.K. and U.S.A.[3] In 1889, Berry published a description of a case of Treacher Collins syndrome (sometimes called Berry-Treacher Collins syndrome).[4]
Berry is buried with his wife, Dame Agnes Jean Berry, who he married in 1883. The grave lies on the concealed southern terrace, at Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.
Notable Positions Held
- Co-founder of the Opthamological Society of UK, 1880, President 1910-11
- President of the British Medical Association 1905
- Elected Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1881, serving as President, 1910-12
- Head of Ophthalmic Surgery for Scotland during the First World War (serving at Craiglockhart Hospital)
- Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1919-22[5]
References
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External links
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Andreas Berry
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Combined Scottish Universities 1922 – 1931 With: Dugald Cowan 1918–1934 Sir Henry Craik, to 1927 John Buchan from 1927 |
Succeeded by Noel Skelton Dugald Cowan John Buchan |
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