Birth · 27 October 1895
Birth of Ivor Lewis
Welsh surgeon Ivor Lewis is born; he is associated with the two-stage oesophagogastric operation described in 1946 that bears his name.
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- LEWIS, IVOR (1895–1982), consultant surgeon
National Library of Wales — Dictionary of Welsh Biography · Historical date : 1895-10-27
Historical note. The anniversary date is distinct from later discoveries and publications.