Patrick Eisdell Moore
Sir Patrick William Eisdell Moore OBE (17 March 1918 – 18 June 2015) was a New Zealand surgeon and medical researcher. He was a pioneer in cochlear implants, and was the first person in the world to perform an eardrum transplant. He also served as a medical officer in World War II, and was the only Pākehā in the 28th Māori Battalion. His autobiography So Old So Quick was released in 2004.[1][2]
Moore was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England on 17 March 1918,[3] the son of Alice Moore (née Lofthouse) and her husband, New Zealand surgeon Arthur Eisdell Moore.[4][5] He was educated at Auckland Grammar School,[4] and then studied medicine at the University of Otago, from where he graduated MB ChB in 1943.[6]
In the 1982 New Year Honours Moore was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to otolaryngology and the community,[7] and he was made a Knight Bachelor for services to otolaryngology in the 1992 New Year Honours.[8]
References
- ↑ "Medical pioneer Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore aged 96, on getting So Old, So Quick". Radio New Zealand. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Death Notice: Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore". New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. ISSN 1172-9813.
- 1 2 "So Old So Quick – Sir Patrick Eisdell moore". Castle Publishing. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealanders abroad". Auckland Star. 25 July 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "NZ university graduates 1870––1961: Me–Mo". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 48839. p. 40. 31 December 1981. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52768. p. 29. 31 December 1991. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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