George Willis (1828–1898) was a British

medical doctor A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...

and politician. "Obituary: George Willis, M.D.,Glasg., L.R.C.S,Edin., L.S.A., J.P.,"
''Lancet,'' 24 September 1898, p. 842.

Early life

Willis was born in

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, Ireland. He earned his medical degree at the University of Glasgow in 1850. "Obituary: George Willis, M.D., Monmouth,"
''British Medical Journal,'' 1 October 1898, p. 1014. He was the elder brother of Dr. William Willis who taught medicine at the University of Tokyo and founded the medical school at the University of Kagoshima.Murata, Fusayoshi
"Dr. William Willis and Dr. Kanehiro Takaki,"
''Jikeikai Medical Journal,'' 2000:49, pp. 91-100; retrieved 2012-3-5. or

Kagoshima University , abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. History The university was established in 1949 consolidating the following schools because of educational reform in occupied Japan. * - e ...

Career

He was one of the founders of the Cottage Hospital at

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in Wales. He was three times elected mayor of Monmouth.

References

1828 births 1898 deaths English politicians 19th-century British medical doctors People from County Cavan Alumni of the University of Glasgow {{UK-med-bio-stub