Prof (Major) Morley Hodkin Sewell MRCVS (September 1932 – 24 February 2022) was a British veterinarian who served as Dean of the

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School in

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from 1994 to 1997. He was an expert on

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s of animals.

Life

He was born in September 1932 in Sheffield and died on 24 February 2022 in Edinburgh. He was educated at the

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. He studied Veterinary Medicine at

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graduating BA MB around 1955. He was a Member of the

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. He then served as a Major in the Veterinary Service in

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from June 1957. During his service in Africa he became an expert on tropical medicine. He was awarded a PhD by Cambridge University in 1962 for research undertaken in Cambridge and Northern Nigeria. In 1994 he replaced Prof Richard Halliwell as Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at

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based at the

School. He retired in 1997. From 1998 to 2000 he is listed as a company director, living at 14 Craigiebield Crescent in

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. In 2013 he wrote the obituary for his colleague Dr

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Artistic Recognition

Sewell was one of twenty "shadow portraits" created in the Summerhall building of the college, depicting former Principals. The portraits are now in the Easter Bush buildings.

Family

Morley married Cynthia (née Hanson) on 10 August 1957. Together they had three daughters, Mary, Ruth and Rebecca and a son Paul. He is now ‘Grampy’ to 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren – so far.

Publications

*''Handbook on Animal Diseases in the Tropics''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sewell, Morley Hodkin 1932 births 2022 deaths Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge British veterinarians People from Sheffield People educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield