Obituary: Richard H.T. Edwards PhD, FRCP (1939-2009)

摘要

Richard Edwards died suddenly on 5th December at his home in Snowdonia, North Wales. He was one of the early pioneers in the field of Neuromuscular medicine and made an enormous contribution to the Neuromuscular field through his research and he was also passionate in ensuring that his patients had the best possible clinical care. He was born on 28th January 1939 in Llangollen, North Wales, the son of a local butcher. He was educated at Llangollen grammar school and subsequently went onto study medicine at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London, where he excelled at his studies and went on to study for a PhD in physiology. Richard loved mountains and climbing and one of the highlights of researching for his PhD was being able to stay high up on Mont Blanc in the Observatoire Vallot, studying the physiological effects of high altitude.