Graham Liggins

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Sir Graham Liggins

CBE FRS FRSNZ
Born
Graham Collingwood Liggins

(1926-06-24)24 June 1926
Thames, New Zealand
Died24 August 2010(2010-08-24) (aged 84)
Known forObstetrics

Sir Graham Collingwood "Mont" Liggins CBE FRS FRSNZ[1] (24 June 1926 – 24 August 2010) was a New Zealand medical scientist. A specialist in obstetrical research, he is best known for his pioneering use of hormone injections in 1972[2] to accelerate the lung growth of premature babies. This made it possible for many preterm babies with lung problems to survive.

In the 1983 Queen's Birthday Honours, Liggins was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to medical research.[3] He was made a Knight Bachelor, also for services to medical research, in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4][5][6]

The Liggins Institute was named in his honour.

Liggins died on 24 August 2010, aged 84, following a long illness.[1][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Gluckman, Peter; Buklijas, Tatjana (2013). "Sir Graham Collingwood (Mont) Liggins. 24 June 1926 – 24 August 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 59: 193–214. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2012.0039.
  2. ^ "Mont Liggins". The Economist. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. ^ "No. 49376". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 11 June 1983. p. 34.
  4. ^ Top New Zealand scientist dies aged 84
  5. ^ "Baby health pioneer Sir Graham Liggins dies". Radio New Zealand. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  6. ^ "No. 52564". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 15 June 1991. p. 29.
  7. ^ Sir Graham Liggins FRS FRSNZ 1926 – 2010 Archived 21 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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