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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Gordon King was born in London in 1900, the son of a Baptist Minister, Rev. Frederick Henry King. His medical undergraduate education was at the London Hospital Medical College. As a young man he was attracted to work in China and from 1927 - 1929 he was Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Cheeloo University, Shantung, China, which was during the Sino Japanese war. Afterwards he became Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Hong Kong University (1936 - 1956) and from 1954 - 1956 he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and also Pro-Vice Chancellor. After Hong Kong fell in 1941, he escaped the Japanese and went to Chung King where he and other colleagues established a Medical School which trained students until he was able to return to Hong Kong with the British forces in 1945. In 1956 he was appointed the Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Western Australia and also Foundation Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, retiring from this office in 1965. During the period he was also an Honorary Consultant at Royal Perth Hospital. After retirement, his services were called on from 1966 - 1969 to be the Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at University College, Nairobi, Kenya. His contribution to the establishment of the Western Australian Medical School was considerable, chairing a group of young enthusiastic foundation professors. In his career he was greatly supported by his wife, Mary (nee Ellison), who died in 1967. They have three daughters, Alison, Margaret and Ellen. Margaret is a Haematologist at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Ellen practices medicine in Canberra and Alison is a lecturer in English at the University of Western Australia. Gordon married Bek-to nee Chiu in 1968. He has a large number of scientific and medical papers to his credit particularly on the subjects of chorioepithelioma, hydatidiform mole and extra-uterine pregnancy. |
