Jonas Kellgren | |
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Born | Jonas Henrik Kellgren 11 September 1911 Hindhead, Surrey, England |
Died | 22 February 2002 Ulverston, Cumbria, England | (aged 90)
Other names | Jonky / Yonky Kellgren |
Alma mater | |
Spouses | Ruth Rushton
(m. 1934; div. 1940)Thelma Reynolds (m. 1942) |
Children | 5; including Nina |
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Jonas Henrik Kellgren (11 September 1911 – 22 February 2002) was a British physician and the first professor of rheumatology in the United Kingdom at the University of Manchester. He became Vice-Chancellor of the university and dean of the institution's medical school. He was an expert adviser to the World Health Organization and earned a Canada Gairdner International Award for his work.