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Sir Charles Pardey Lukis KCSI FRCS (1857 – 22 October 1917) was the inaugural editor of the Indian Journal of Medical Research and served as the Director-General of the Indian Medical Service (1910–1917).[3] Pardey was also a strong supporter of the establishment of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, though he did not live to see it open in 1921.
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Pardey Lukis | |
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| Born | 1857 |
| Died | 22 October 1917 (aged 59–60) India |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | MD, 1904 |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Mary Byers, Lady Lillian Lukis (daughter of Colonel John Stewart, R.A.)[1] |
| Children | Three sons and three daughters[1] |
| Parent(s) | William and Caroline Lukis[2] |
| Relatives | Caroline Pardey (grandmother)[2] |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1910[3] Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1911[3] |
He received his medical training at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1890.[3] The same year, he entered the Bengal Army and served and worked in India for the remainder of his career,[1] though he was awarded his MD from the University of London in 1904.[3] He was appointed as a professor of medicine in Calcutta in 1905[3] and became honorary surgeon to the Viceroy of India the same year.[1] He was made a Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1910, was knighted in 1911, and became honorary surgeon to the king in 1913.[3] His appointment as director-general of the Indian Medical Service was at the rank of surgeon-general, and he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1916.[1]
Theodore Lukis, his son, was expected to follow in his father's footsteps and qualified as a medical doctor but was killed during the First World War. Lukis was extremely bitter about his loss, writing that "his has been a wasted life and I can find no justification, for a medical man, who gives up his profession of healing, in order to endeavour to kill his fellow creatures, even though they be enemies".[1]
A book co-written by Lukis, Tropical Hygiene for Residents in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Climates, was re-issued in 2010.[4] Lukis also wrote a handbook on midwifery.[5]
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