Zachary Cope

Sir Vincent Zachary Cope MD MS FRCS
Born	(1881-02-14)14 February 1881 Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England
Died	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Residence	London
Nationality	British
Education	Westminster City School
Alma mater	University of London
Occupation	Surgeon, medical historian
Employer	St Mary's Hospital, London (1911–?) Bolingbroke Hospital (1912–1946) RAMC (1916–1918)
Notable work	Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen The Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen in Rhyme
Title	MB BS (1905) Kt (1953) FRCS MD MS Lond.
Spouse(s)	Agnes Dora Newth (1909–1922, her death) Alice May Watts (1923–1944, her death)
Children	One daughter
Parent(s)	Thomas John Gilbert Cope Celia Ann Cope née Truscott

Sir Vincent Zachary Cope MD MS FRCS (14 February 1881 – 28 December 1974) was an English physician and surgeon perhaps best known for authoring the book Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute abdomen from 1921 until 1971. The work remains a respected and standard text of general surgery to this day and new editions continue being published by editors long after his death, the most recent one being the 22nd edition, published in 2010.