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Dr John Strong

Physician and lecturer;

Born: February 18, 1915; Died December 15, 2012.

Dr John Strong, who has died aged 97, was an eminent physician and lecturer who held various international medical posts. He served as Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh University and as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and was awarded a military MBE and mentioned in dispatches during the Second World War for his dedication to duty while under severe conditions.

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