Henry Naunton Davies

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Henry Naunton Davies
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Born1827
Died1899

Henry Naunton Davies (1827-1899), was a Welsh physician, best known for his rescue efforts during the 1877 Tynewydd Colliery disaster. [1] [2] He was the first to receive the BMA Gold Medal. [3]

Davies had sixteen years experience as a miner and strove tirelessly throughout his life to improve the health of the mining community. He was also a highly respected Justice of the Peace, a Liberal and a devout Christian. [4]

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References

  1. Roberts, Shirley (August 2003). "Henry Naunton Davies (1827–1899): A Devoted Family Doctor and a Brave Rescuer" . Journal of Medical Biography. 11 (3): 163–166. doi:10.1177/096777200301100311. ISSN   0967-7720. PMID   12870041. S2CID   41637382.
  2. Griffiths, Richard (2010). The Entrepreneurial Society of the Rhondda Valleys, 1840-1920: Power and Influence in the Porth-Pontypridd Region. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 81. ISBN   978-0-7083-2290-1.
  3. Jones, PA (24 December 1977). "The first BMA Gold Medal". British Medical Journal. 2 (6103): 1658–60. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.6103.1658. PMC   1633320 . PMID   338122.
  4. http://www.risw.org/events-and-activities.htm?id=77