Obituaries
Richard Ainley Firth
BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r707 (Published 10 April 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r707
- Janet Firth,
- Martin Haslam
Richard was born in Horsforth, West Yorkshire. From his boarding prep school (which he entered shortly before his fifth birthday) he won a scholarship to Epsom College. His maternal grandfather and great grandfather had been doctors and a career in medicine was the obvious decision for Richard. He entered St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School in 1955, qualifying in 1962. …
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