Background
Henry MacCormac was born in 1879 in Belfast, Northern Ireland to John MacCormac and Lucie MacCormac, nee Purdon.
Henry MacCormac was born in 1879 in Belfast, Northern Ireland to John MacCormac and Lucie MacCormac, nee Purdon.
Henry MacCormac was educated at the and graduated Bachelor of Medicine.ChB. in 1903. He qualified as a member of the Royal College of Physicians of England shortly thereafter.
Henry MacCormac also served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. In 1903. Henry MacCormac served as a dermatologist in the department of dermatology at Middlesex Hospital. MacCormac, nicknamed "Harry Mac", was very popular among his students and patients and he was highly respected by his professional colleagues and peers.
In 1945, MacCormac delivered the Lumleian Lectures at the Royal College of Physicians.
MacCormac served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War and he was stationed at Queen Alexandra"s Military Hospital. He was later promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the war.
Marion Broomhall was the granddaughter of Benjamin Broomhall and the great-niece of James Hudson Taylor, a notable missionary in China. Broomhall was also the sister of Alfred James Broomhall, a missionary who served with the China Inland Mission.
Later Henry MacCormac died in Marylebone, London on 12 December, 1950 at the age of 71.
MacCormac was a member of a distinguished medical family that included Henry MacCormac and Sir William MacCormac. He qualified as a member of the Royal College of Physicians of England shortly thereafter.