Ulric Jones
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Ulric O.E. Jones | |
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| Born | Ulric Oduma Emmanuel Jones 11 December 1940 Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Died | 9 September 2020 (aged 79) Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor, Physician, Neurosurgeon |
| Nationality | British Subject, Sierra Leonean |
| Education | Sierra Leone Grammar School, University of Edinburgh |
| Spouse | Doreen Leigh |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | John Ernest Leigh (brother-in-law) |
Ulric Oduma Emmanuel Jones (11 December 1940 - 9 September 2020) was a Sierra Leonean medical doctor who was the first Sierra Leonean to specialize as neurosurgeon. Jones was the medical director of the Fajara Medical Clinic in the Gambia.
Early life
[edit]Jones was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone on 11 December 1940 to Teddy Jones, a prominent Creole civil servant, and Hannah Jones, née Davies. The Jones family included members such as Dr Radcliffe Dougan Jones, the well-known Sierra Leonean medical doctor.
Education and medical studies
[edit]Jones was educated at the Sierra Leone Grammar School where he was head-boy. Jones subsequently studied and qualified as a medical doctor at the University of Edinburgh and studied neurosurgery in Japan in the 1970s.
Family life
[edit]Ulric Jones married Doreen Leigh in 1961 and the couple had four children.
Death
[edit]Jones died on 9 September 2020 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
References
[edit]- https://allafrica.com/stories/202009140250.html
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5758167_The_development_of_neurosurgery_at_the_National_Hospital_for_Neurology_and_Neurosurgery_Queen_Square_London_England
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11460103_History_and_State_of_Neurosurgery_in_Austria