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'''Ernest Cotchin''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRCVS|FRCPath}} (23 August 1917 – 27 September 1988) was Professor of Veterinary Pathology at the [[Royal Veterinary College]] between 1963 and 1982.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref><ref>https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=QGlWAAAAYAAJ&dq=ernest+cotchin+A+Biographical+History+of+Veterinary+Pathology&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=ernest+cotchin+</ref> He was Vice-Principal of the [[Royal Veterinary College]] from 1974 until 1988, and a world expert on [[neoplasm|neoplasia]] in domestic mammals.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref><ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/neoplasms-of-the-domesticated-mammals-a-review/oclc/3655168&referer=brief_results</ref> Cotchin’s entire career was based at the [[Royal Veterinary College]] and, together with contributions to learned journals, he wrote a history of the [[Royal Veterinary College]] that was published posthumously with the help of a former colleague, Valerie Carter.<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/royal-veterinary-college-london-a-bicentenery-history/oclc/25964751&referer=brief_results</ref> His obituary in ''[[The Independent]]'' claimed his greatest achievements were in [[pathology|comparative pathology]] for which he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Pathologists]] in 1964.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref>
'''Ernest Cotchin''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRCVS|FRCPath}} (23 August 1917 – 27 September 1988) was Professor of Veterinary Pathology at the [[Royal Veterinary College]] between 1963 and 1982.<ref name="auto2">Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=QGlWAAAAYAAJ&dq=ernest+cotchin+A+Biographical+History+of+Veterinary+Pathology&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=ernest+cotchin+|title=A Biographical History of Veterinary Pathology|first=Leon Z.|last=Saunders|date=January 16, 1996|publisher=Allen Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> He was Vice-Principal of the [[Royal Veterinary College]] from 1974 until 1988, and a world expert on [[neoplasm|neoplasia]] in domestic mammals.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/neoplasms-of-the-domesticated-mammals-a-review/oclc/3655168&referer=brief_results|title=Neoplasms of the domesticated mammals, a review.|date=January 16, 1956|publisher=Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref> Cotchin’s entire career was based at the [[Royal Veterinary College]] and, together with contributions to learned journals, he wrote a history of the [[Royal Veterinary College]] that was published posthumously with the help of a former colleague, Valerie Carter.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/royal-veterinary-college-london-a-bicentenery-history/oclc/25964751&referer=brief_results|title=The Royal Veterinary College, London: a bicentenery history|first1=Ernest|last1=Cotchin|first2=Valerie|last2=Carter|date=January 16, 1990|publisher=Barracuda Books|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref> His obituary in ''[[The Independent]]'' claimed his greatest achievements were in [[pathology|comparative pathology]] for which he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Pathologists]] in 1964.<ref name="auto2"/>


==Life==
==Life==
Ernest Cotchin was born on 23 August 1917.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> He was educated at [[Bedford Modern School]] and the [[University of London]].<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/bedford-modern-school-of-the-black-red/oclc/16558393&referer=brief_results</ref>
Ernest Cotchin was born on 23 August 1917.<ref name="auto2"/> He was educated at [[Bedford Modern School]] and the [[University of London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/bedford-modern-school-of-the-black-red/oclc/16558393&referer=brief_results|title=Bedford Modern School of the black & red|first=Andrew|last=Underwood|date=January 16, 1981|publisher=Bedford Modern School|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref>


Cotchin’s first piece of work was to complete a [[monograph]] for the Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Health, examining tumours in domestic animals.<ref>https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=kJmx8OUZbhAC&pg=PA775&dq=cotchin+Commonwealth+Bureau+of+Animal+Health&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiM88eywrb1AhXPsaQKHc3_AOAQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=cotchin%20Commonwealth%20Bureau%20of%20Animal%20Health&f=false</ref> His [[Morphology (biology)|morphological]] work enabled him to identify, describe and classify the main tumours in domestic animals.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> In 1958, Cotchin was made President of the Central Veterinary Society and received its Victory Medal in 1962.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> Also In 1962, Cotchin spent six months at the [[Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine]] researching tumours in dogs.<ref>''[[The Ithaca Journal]]'', Saturday, June 1923, 1962, p. 2</ref> He was impressed by the level of funding for scientific research in America.<ref>''[[Bangor Daily News]]'', Thursday, May 31, 1962, p. 10</ref>
Cotchin’s first piece of work was to complete a [[monograph]] for the Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Health, examining tumours in domestic animals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=kJmx8OUZbhAC&pg=PA775&dq=cotchin+Commonwealth+Bureau+of+Animal+Health&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiM88eywrb1AhXPsaQKHc3_AOAQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=cotchin+Commonwealth+Bureau+of+Animal+Health&f=false|title=Current Catalog|first=National Library of|last=Medicine (U.S.)|date=January 16, 1967|publisher=National Library of Medicine|via=Google Books}}</ref> His [[Morphology (biology)|morphological]] work enabled him to identify, describe and classify the main tumours in domestic animals.<ref name="auto2"/> In 1958, Cotchin was made President of the Central Veterinary Society and received its Victory Medal in 1962.<ref name="auto2"/> Also In 1962, Cotchin spent six months at the [[Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine]] researching tumours in dogs.<ref>''[[The Ithaca Journal]]'', Saturday, June 1923, 1962, p. 2</ref> He was impressed by the level of funding for scientific research in America.<ref>''[[Bangor Daily News]]'', Thursday, May 31, 1962, p. 10</ref>


Cotchin was made a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Pathologists]] in 1964.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> His work had wider implications for oncologists as he determined that cancer in the large intestine and stomach affected humans more than dogs, oesophageal and tongue cancer occurred in man and cats but not in any other domestic animal, and that cervical cancer didn’t occur in dogs.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref>
Cotchin was made a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Pathologists]] in 1964.<ref name="auto2"/> His work had wider implications for oncologists as he determined that cancer in the large intestine and stomach affected humans more than dogs, oesophageal and tongue cancer occurred in man and cats but not in any other domestic animal, and that cervical cancer didn’t occur in dogs.<ref name="auto2"/>


Cotchin’s oncological work received praise from [[Peter Medawar|Sir Peter Medawar]] and he later became Vice-Principal of the [[Imperial Cancer Research Fund]].<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> Among his memberships of professional bodies, he was a President of the Section of Oncology at the [[Royal Society of Medicine]], a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Hunterian Collection of the [[Royal College of Surgeons]], a member of the Scientific Committee of the Marie Curie Memorial Fund and a member of the veterinary panel of the [[Wellcome Trust]].<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> He represented the [[Royal Veterinary College]] on the Council of Veterinary Surgeons between 1974 and 1982 and contributed to worldwide conferences on their behalf and on behalf of the [[Imperial Cancer Research Fund]].<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> He was also a regular attendee at meetings of the [[World Health Organisation]].<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref>
Cotchin’s oncological work received praise from [[Peter Medawar|Sir Peter Medawar]] and he later became Vice-Principal of the [[Imperial Cancer Research Fund]].<ref name="auto2"/> Among his memberships of professional bodies, he was a President of the Section of Oncology at the [[Royal Society of Medicine]], a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Hunterian Collection of the [[Royal College of Surgeons]], a member of the Scientific Committee of the Marie Curie Memorial Fund and a member of the veterinary panel of the [[Wellcome Trust]].<ref name="auto2"/> He represented the [[Royal Veterinary College]] on the Council of Veterinary Surgeons between 1974 and 1982 and contributed to worldwide conferences on their behalf and on behalf of the [[Imperial Cancer Research Fund]].<ref name="auto2"/> He was also a regular attendee at meetings of the [[World Health Organisation]].<ref name="auto2"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Cotchin had a particular interest in paintings, particularly those of the Impressionists.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> He also played the piano and the organ.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref>
Cotchin had a particular interest in paintings, particularly those of the Impressionists.<ref name="auto2"/> He also played the piano and the organ.<ref name="auto2"/>


Cotchin died on 27 September 1988.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Independent]], Professor Ernest Cotchin'', 13 October 1988, p. 35</ref> His memorial service was held at [[St Pancras Old Church|Old St Pancras Church]] in [[London]], the address being read by [[David Innes Williams|Sir David Innes Williams]].<ref>''[[The Independent]]'', Tuesday 15 November 1988, p. 15</ref>
Cotchin died on 27 September 1988.<ref name="auto2"/> His memorial service was held at [[St Pancras Old Church|Old St Pancras Church]] in [[London]], the address being read by [[David Innes Williams|Sir David Innes Williams]].<ref>''[[The Independent]]'', Tuesday 15 November 1988, p. 15</ref>


==Selected works==
==Selected works==
* ''[[Royal Veterinary College|The Royal Veterinary College]], [[London]]: a bicentenary history'', by Ernest Cotchin and Valerie Carter. Published 1990, Buckingham, England, by Barracuda Books<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/royal-veterinary-college-london-a-bicentenery-history/oclc/25964751&referer=brief_results</ref>
* ''[[Royal Veterinary College|The Royal Veterinary College]], [[London]]: a bicentenary history'', by Ernest Cotchin and Valerie Carter. Published 1990, Buckingham, England, by Barracuda Books<ref name="auto1"/>
* ''Animal Tumors of the Female Reproductive Tract Spontaneous and Experimental'', by Ernest Cotchin and June Marchant, 1977, [[New York]]<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/animal-tumors-of-the-female-reproductive-tract-spontaneous-and-experimental/oclc/863985572&referer=brief_results</ref>
* ''Animal Tumors of the Female Reproductive Tract Spontaneous and Experimental'', by Ernest Cotchin and June Marchant, 1977, [[New York]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6259-3|title=Animal Tumors of the Female Reproductive Tract Spontaneous and Experimental|first=Ernest, Marchant, June|last=Cotchin|date=January 16, 1977|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref>
* ''Neoplasms of the domesticated mammals, a review'', by Ernest Cotchin and the [[Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau]], 1956. Published by the [[Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau]], England<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/neoplasms-of-the-domesticated-mammals-a-review/oclc/3655168&referer=brief_results</ref>
* ''Neoplasms of the domesticated mammals, a review'', by Ernest Cotchin and the [[Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau]], 1956. Published by the [[Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau]], England<ref name="auto"/>
* ''Pathology of laboratory rats and mice'', by Ernest Cotchin and Francis Roe, 1967. Published by Blackwell, Oxford<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/pathology-of-laboratory-rats-and-mice/oclc/3100162&referer=brief_results</ref>
* ''Pathology of laboratory rats and mice'', by Ernest Cotchin and Francis Roe, 1967. Published by Blackwell, Oxford<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/pathology-of-laboratory-rats-and-mice/oclc/3100162&referer=brief_results|title=Pathology of laboratory rats and mice|date=January 16, 1976|publisher=Blackwell|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:59, 16 January 2022

Ernest Cotchin
Born(1917-08-23)23 August 1917
Died27 September 1988(1988-09-27) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
OccupationVeterinary Surgeon

Ernest Cotchin FRCVS FRCPath (23 August 1917 – 27 September 1988) was Professor of Veterinary Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College between 1963 and 1982.[1][2] He was Vice-Principal of the Royal Veterinary College from 1974 until 1988, and a world expert on neoplasia in domestic mammals.[1][3] Cotchin’s entire career was based at the Royal Veterinary College and, together with contributions to learned journals, he wrote a history of the Royal Veterinary College that was published posthumously with the help of a former colleague, Valerie Carter.[4] His obituary in The Independent claimed his greatest achievements were in comparative pathology for which he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 1964.[1]

Life

Ernest Cotchin was born on 23 August 1917.[1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the University of London.[5]

Cotchin’s first piece of work was to complete a monograph for the Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Health, examining tumours in domestic animals.[6] His morphological work enabled him to identify, describe and classify the main tumours in domestic animals.[1] In 1958, Cotchin was made President of the Central Veterinary Society and received its Victory Medal in 1962.[1] Also In 1962, Cotchin spent six months at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine researching tumours in dogs.[7] He was impressed by the level of funding for scientific research in America.[8]

Cotchin was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 1964.[1] His work had wider implications for oncologists as he determined that cancer in the large intestine and stomach affected humans more than dogs, oesophageal and tongue cancer occurred in man and cats but not in any other domestic animal, and that cervical cancer didn’t occur in dogs.[1]

Cotchin’s oncological work received praise from Sir Peter Medawar and he later became Vice-Principal of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.[1] Among his memberships of professional bodies, he was a President of the Section of Oncology at the Royal Society of Medicine, a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Hunterian Collection of the Royal College of Surgeons, a member of the Scientific Committee of the Marie Curie Memorial Fund and a member of the veterinary panel of the Wellcome Trust.[1] He represented the Royal Veterinary College on the Council of Veterinary Surgeons between 1974 and 1982 and contributed to worldwide conferences on their behalf and on behalf of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.[1] He was also a regular attendee at meetings of the World Health Organisation.[1]

Personal life

Cotchin had a particular interest in paintings, particularly those of the Impressionists.[1] He also played the piano and the organ.[1]

Cotchin died on 27 September 1988.[1] His memorial service was held at Old St Pancras Church in London, the address being read by Sir David Innes Williams.[9]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Obituary in The Independent, Professor Ernest Cotchin, 13 October 1988, p. 35
  2. ^ Saunders, Leon Z. (January 16, 1996). "A Biographical History of Veterinary Pathology". Allen Press – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Neoplasms of the domesticated mammals, a review". Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux. January 16, 1956 – via Open WorldCat.
  4. ^ a b Cotchin, Ernest; Carter, Valerie (January 16, 1990). "The Royal Veterinary College, London: a bicentenery history". Barracuda Books – via Open WorldCat.
  5. ^ Underwood, Andrew (January 16, 1981). "Bedford Modern School of the black & red". Bedford Modern School – via Open WorldCat.
  6. ^ Medicine (U.S.), National Library of (January 16, 1967). "Current Catalog". National Library of Medicine – via Google Books.
  7. ^ The Ithaca Journal, Saturday, June 1923, 1962, p. 2
  8. ^ Bangor Daily News, Thursday, May 31, 1962, p. 10
  9. ^ The Independent, Tuesday 15 November 1988, p. 15
  10. ^ Cotchin, Ernest, Marchant, June (January 16, 1977). "Animal Tumors of the Female Reproductive Tract Spontaneous and Experimental" – via Open WorldCat.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Pathology of laboratory rats and mice". Blackwell. January 16, 1976 – via Open WorldCat.

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