William James Wanless
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Sir William James Wanless FACS (May 1, 1865 – March 3, 1933) was a Canadian-born surgeon, humanitarian and Presbyterian missionary who founded a medical mission in Miraj, India in 1894 and led it for nearly 40 years.[1][2][3][4] As part of this mission, Dr. Wanless founded Maharashtra's first missionary medical school in 1897, and helped to establish a leprosy sanatorium as well as a tuberculosis hospital, now known as the Wanless Chest Hospital.[5][6]
Sir William James Wanless | |
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Born | (1865-05-01)May 1, 1865 Charleston (now Caledon village, Town of Caledon), Ontario, Canada |
Died | March 3, 1933(1933-03-03) (aged 67) Glendale, California, United States |
Education | Doctor of Medicine New York University School of Medicine |
Years active | 1894–1928 |
Known for | Medical Mission in Miraj, India |
Medical career | |
Profession | Surgeon & medical missionary to India |
Institutions | Wanless Hospital, Miraj |
Awards | Knight Bachelor of the British Empire |
His medical mission turned the once-small village of Miraj into a major medical center in India. By the time he retired in 1928, the clinic he started had become a 250-bed hospital with several important adjuncts.[7] He is considered by many to be India's most famous surgeon of the 19th century, and was known throughout Asia, personally treating princes, rajahs and Mahatma Gandhi.[7][8] In 1928, he was knighted by King George V, who appointed him Knight Bachelor of the British Empire, for treating 1,000,000 patients and restoring sight to 12,000 of them.[9][10][11] The Wanless Hospital in Miraj bears his name, and is now a modern 550-bed teaching hospital.[12]