Sir John Arthur Stallworthy (26 July 1906 – 19 November 1993) was a New Zealand-born British

obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgic ...

who was Nuffield Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

from 1967 to 1973. Stallworthy was born in

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

in 1906. His father was Arthur Stallworthy, who later became member of parliament for the electorate (–1935). His grandfather, John Stallworthy, was member of parliament for the electorate (–1911). Stallworthy received his education at

Auckland Grammar School Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...

and won a scholarship to

Auckland University College , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

, where he studied law and medicine. He decided to proceed with medicine and went to the

University of Otago , image_name = University of Otago Registry Building2.jpg , image_size = , caption = University clock tower , motto = la, Sapere aude , mottoeng = Dare to be wise , established = 1869; 152 years ago , type = Public research collegiate ...

. He was knighted in 1972 for services to medicine. He twice served as president of the

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, firstly from 1973 to 1975 and secondly from 1980 to 1982. His son was

Jon Stallworthy Jon Howie Stallworthy, (18 January 1935 – 19 November 2014) was a British literary critic and poet. He was Professor of English at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2000, and Professor Emeritus in retirement. He was also a Fellow of Wolfs ...

, biographer, literary critic and Professor of English Literature at Oxford University.

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1906 births 1993 deaths People educated at Auckland Grammar School University of Otago alumni New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century British medical doctors British obstetricians Knights Bachelor Presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine {{NewZealand-med-bio-stub