Benjamin Moore FRS (1867–1922)

The recent publication of a biography by his grandson reminded me of Benjamin Moore senior’s contributions on social medicine.1 The book is dedicated to “Dr. G.A.J. Pitt (who first suggested the biography) and in memory of my father, Dr. T. Moore (1900-1999).” The author was born in Cambridge and saw active service as an officer in the Royal Ulster Rifles in the Korean War (1950-1953). He graduated at Christ’s College, Cambridge in Natural Science and after working for eight years as an oil geologist in Western Canada and Northern Brazil, he returned to England to study medicine, qualifying at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1969; he later specialized in obstetrics and gynaecology. After working in Ireland and abroad he settled down as a consultant in Hereford, where he still lives. He has written one previous book entitled ‘Alberta to the Amazon: Geological Travels in North and South America.’