Eardley Lancelot Holland

Eardley Lancelot Holland (October 29, 1879 – July 21, 1967) FRCS, FRCP, FRCOG was a British surgeon and foundation fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[1] In 1943, he became the fifth president of the college.[2]

He was a temporary captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I during which time he was in command of No. 20 General Hospital.[3] During World War II he oversaw maternity services for London women evacuated into Hertfordshire.[2]

Holland was a prolific author, editor, and lecturer, and the recipient of many honors.[1][2][4][5] He was knighted in 1946.[2]

References
  1. "Holland, Sir Eardley Lancelot (1880 - 1967)". Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Royal College of Surgeons of England. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Sir Eardley Holland". British Medical Journal. 3 (5560): 313–314. 29 July 1967. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1842133. PMID 5339241.
  3. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). (2014) RCOG Roll of Active Service, 1914-1918. London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. p. 8. Archived here.
  4. "Sir Eardley Launcelot Holland | RCP Museum". history.rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. Steer, Philip J. (August 2016). "BJOG Editors-in-Chief since 1902: BJOG Editor-in-Chief number 6: Eardley Holland (1914-21)". BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 123 (9): 1420. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.14058. ISSN 1471-0528. PMID 27440587. S2CID 8768834.


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