Richard Norman Smith FRCVS (1926 – 12 August 1988), also known as Dr R. N. Smith, was President of the British Veterinary Association between 1975 and 1976.[1][2][3] He was on the council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and served as chairman of the Education Committee at the same institution.[1] He was an academic and practitioner at the newly formed Veterinary School at the University of Bristol from its inception in the 1950s, and therefore one of the first contributors to its future success.[1]
Richard Norman Smith | |
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.png) Dr R. N. Smith, Macebearer, Veterinary School at the University of Bristol | |
| Born | 1926 |
| Died | 12 August 1988 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Veterinary Surgeon |
Smith was a regular contributor to learned journals.[4] He also enjoyed his role in ceremonial affairs at the University of Bristol as Bedell, Assistant Marshal, Deputy Macebearer and as Macebearer from 1982.[1]
Life edit
Richard Norman Smith was born in 1926 and educated at Bedford Modern School where he won the mile in a new school record and the Bedfordshire Youth mile, also in a then record time.[3][5] After school, he went up to the Royal Veterinary College where he would later be a Demonstrator in Anatomy.[1]
After the Royal Veterinary College, Smith joined the fledgling Veterinary School at the University of Bristol.[3] He was on the council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and served as chairman of the Education Committee at the same institution.[3] He was an academic and practitioner at the newly formed Veterinary School at the University of Bristol from its inception in the 1950s, and therefore one of the first contributors to its future success.[1] He served as Visiting Professor at Purdue University between 1964 and 1965, and also provided courses at Ontario Veterinary College, and at Tufts University in Boston.[1]
Smith later became President of the Mid-West Association of the British Veterinary Association, treasurer of the British Veterinary Association and then its president between 1975 and 1976.[1]
Selected works edit
- An Anatomy of the Horse, by Richard Norman Smith. Published by Quartilles International, London, 1973[6]
- Anatomy of the Dog, by Richard Norman Smith. Published by Quartilles International, London, 1972[7]
- Fusion of ossification centres in the cat, by R. N. Smith. Published in The Journal of Small Animal Practice, 1969[8][9]
- Radiography for the Veterinary Surgeon, by Richard Norman Smith. Published by Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1960[10]
- Fusion of the epiphyses of the limb bones of the sheep, by R. N. Smith. Published in The Veterinary Record, 1956[1][11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i A. Goodship, An Appreciation of the life of Dr R. N. Smith. British Chelonia Group, Testudo 4 (2): pp 27-37
- ^ Underwood, Andrew (1981). Bedford Modern School of the black & red. ISBN 9780950760803. OCLC 16558393.
- ^ a b c d Obituary, Old Bedford Modernians, Eagle News, Number 59, May 1989, p. 19
- ^ Hereditary Bone and Joint Diseases in the Dog: Osteochondroses, Hip Dysplasia, Elbow Dysplasia. Schlütersche. 2000. ISBN 9783877065488.
- ^ Godber, Joyce (1973). The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973. ISBN 0950291706. OCLC 903515.
- ^ Smith, Richard Norman (2 March 1973). An anatomy of the horse. Quartilles International. OCLC 222091602 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ Smith, Richard Norman (2 March 1972). Anatomy of the dog: a series of transparent illustrations in colour. Quartilles Inter. Ltd. OCLC 500358624 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ The Journal of Small Animal Practice, 10, pp 523-530, 1969
- ^ The Archaeology of Animal Bones. Texas A&M University Press. 2008. ISBN 9781603440844.
- ^ Smith, Richard Norman (3 March 1960). "Radiography for the veterinary surgeon". Williams & Wilkins – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ Veterinary Record, 68, pp 257-259, 1956