John Edgcumbe

John Edgcumbe
John Edgcumbe
Born
John Oliver Pearce Edgcumbe

1920
Teignmouth, Devon, England
Died18 October 2001
NationalityBritish
Alma materCambridge/The London Hospital
Known forDevon's first consultant haematologist
Spouse(s)Teryll, née Degwell Thomas
Children2
RelativesJoshua Reynolds
Medical career
Sub-specialtiesHaematology
Notable worksPresident of the British Society for Haematology
AwardsQueen Square Prize for Neurology
The cover of the 2000 edition of the letters of Joshua Reynolds co-edited by Edgcumbe.

John Oliver Pearce Edgcumbe, FRCP, (1920 – 18 October 2001) was a British medical practitioner who became Devon's first consultant haematologist. He was a collateral descendant of the painter Joshua Reynolds and co-edited, with John Ingamells, a new edition of the letters of Sir Joshua, the first for over 70 years.