Maurice John Parsonage

Background

Parsonage, Maurice John was born on April 9, 1915 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. Son of John Hodson Parsonage and Florence Sophie Martin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Victoria University Manchester, England, 1936. Bachelor of Medicine, Victoria University Manchester, 1939. ChB, Victoria University Manchester, 1939.

Career

House physician, Royal Infirmary, Manchester, 1939-1940; assistant medical officer, Booth Hall Hospital Children, Manchester, 1940; senior registrar department nervous diseases, Guy's Hospital, London, 1946-1951; consultant neurologist, Leeds Regional Hospital Board, Yorkshire, England, 1951-1981; director neuropsychiatric unit and special center for epilepsy, Leeds Regional Hospital Board, Yorkshire, England, 1954-1981. Member Hospital Board governments, 1969-1972, Chairman of Commission physicians, faculty of medicine United Leeds Hospital. Senior registrar department applied electrophysiology National Hospital Nervous Diseases, London, 1947-1951.

Consultant neurology General Infirmary Leeds, England, 1951-1980. President 14th Epilepsy International Symposium, London, 1982. Member medical advising committee disorders central nervous system Department Transport, London, 1976-1994.

Achievements

• Maurice John Parsonage has been listed as a noteworthy Neurologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With International League Against Epilepsy, council member since 1971, president British branch, 1977-1980. Acting Lieutenant colonel Royal Army Medical Corps., 1940-1946. Fellow Royal College Physicians (licentiate).

Member Royal College Surgeons, Association British Neurologists (past. member council), Electroencephalographic Society Great Britain (past. member council), International League Against Epilepsy, British Epilepsy Association, North of England Neurological Association (founding member, president 1968-1969).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, music, politics, tennis, badminton.

Connections

Married Marion Helen Clifton, July 22, 1943. Children: John David Roderick, Michael Anthony, Fiona Joy Diane Spiller.

Father:

John Hodson Parsonage

Mother:

Florence Sophie Martin

Spouse:

Marion Helen Clifton

child:

Michael Anthony Parsonage

child:

John David Roderick Parsonage

child:

Fiona Joy Diane Spiller Parsonage