Sir Herbert Lightfoot Eason (15 July 1874 – 2 November 1949)"Eason, Sir Herbert Lightfoot"
in ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007, Oxford University Press, 2012; online edn.) was an

ophthalmic surgeon Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medic ...

and Superintendent at

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, London, President of the

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from 1935–1937 (and later Principal) of the

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. He was

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in 1943.

Early life

He was educated at

University College, London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = � ...

and

, London.

War service

During the

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he was

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in the

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and Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon to Forces in the Mediterranean and Egypt from 1915–19.

Personal life

He married first in 1908, Ierne Bingham (d 1917), the eldest daughter of 5th Baron Clanmorris and they had a daughter. He married, second, 1920, Margaret Wallace, of

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and they had two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eason, Herbert Lightfoot 1874 births 1949 deaths Alumni of the UCL Medical School British ophthalmologists Vice-Chancellors of the University of London Royal Army Medical Corps officers Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights Bachelor Chairs of the General Medical Council

Early life

War service

Personal life

See also

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