Sir Vincent Zachary Cope MD MS FRCS | |
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| Born | 14 February 1881 Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 28 December 1974 (aged 93) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Westminster City School |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, medical historian |
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| Spouse(s) | Agnes Dora Newth (1909–1922, her death) Alice May Watts (1923–1944, her death) |
| Children | One daughter |
| Parent(s) | Thomas John Gilbert Cope Celia Ann Cope née Truscott |
Sir Vincent Zachary Cope MD MS FRCS (14 February 1881 – 28 December 1974) was an English physician, surgeon, author, historian and poet perhaps best known for authoring the book Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen from 1921 until 1971.[1][2] The work remains a respected and standard text of general surgery, and new editions continue being published by editors long after his death,[2][3] the most recent one being the 22nd edition, published in 2010.[4] Cope also wrote widely on the history of medicine and of public dispensaries.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Obituary: Vincent Zachary Cope, Kt., M.D., M.S., F.R.C.S". Medical History. 19 (3): 307–308. July 1975. doi:10.1017/s0025727300020317. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1081645. PMID 1095868.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Vincent Zachary Cope 1881–1974". British Journal of Surgery. 62 (8): 668–669. 1975. doi:10.1002/bjs.1800620820. ISSN 0007-1323. PMID 1100161.
- ^ Balfour, Tom (2006). "Review: Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 99 (1): 42. doi:10.1177/014107680609900117. PMC 1325083.
- ^ Cope, Zachary; Silen, William (January 2010). Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen (22nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-973045-2. LCCN 2009013093. OCLC 317664268.
- ^ Cope, Zachary (16 August 2012). "The Influence of the Free Dispensaries upon Medical Education in Britain". Medical History. 13 (1): 29–36. doi:10.1017/S0025727300013922. ISSN 2048-8343. PMC 1033892. PMID 4890038.
- ^ Sir Zachary Cope, ed. (1954). "Surgery: History of the Second World War". British Journal of Surgery. 41 (169). Wiley: 560. doi:10.1002/bjs.18004116943. ISSN 0007-1323.
- ^ Cope, Zachary (1963). "Contributions to the History of Surgery from 1912 to 1962". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 56 (1_suppl). SAGE Publications: 37–39. doi:10.1177/00359157630560s112. ISSN 0035-9157.