MMSL 2023, 92(1):95-96

OBITUARY: Prof. WILLIAM GUNN, MD, MS, FRCSC, FRCSI (Hon), DSC (Hon), dr.h.c. (10. 2. 1926 - 1. 11. 2022)Letter to the editor

Leo Klein ORCID...
Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Univeristy of Defence, Třebešská 1575, 500 01 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Professor Sisvan William Aram Gunn, a world-renowned authority on disaster medicine, a pioneer in the field of emergency medical systems and humanitarian medicine, a researcher, organiser and close associate of the represe-ntatives of Czechoslovak and Czech health care, died at the age of 96 in Switzerland, on November 1st, 2022. We have thoroughly featured the Professor’s life and extensive work achievements on his ninetieth birthday (MMSL, 85,2016, (1), 44-46). This brief obituary will recount just a few of his legacy’s most prominent facets.

Keywords: Prof. Gunn; disaster medicine; humanitarian medicine; human rights; essential surgery; global health

Received: January 9, 2023; Revised: January 9, 2023; Accepted: January 9, 2023; Prepublished online: January 23, 2023; Published: March 3, 2023  Show citation

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