George Andreas Berry

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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

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Combined Scottish Universities
19221931
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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